Srinagar: Zakir Rashid Bhat aka Zakir Musa, who severed tied with Hizbul Mujahideen, has released a four-minute audio recording on Monday urging India’s Muslims to launch a jihad against cow protection vigilantes.
Musa in the audio recording also mocked at reports that he ratted out Sabzar Bhat, the Burhan Wani successor who was recently killed by Indian security forces.
The radical militant leader began his audio message with a call to his supporters to come and meet him with their weapons. “There is no need to clarify (that I did not rat Sabzar Bhat out) but those who claim to represent me must visit me with their weapons and I will serve them well,” said Zakir. Sabzar was killed in May in an encounter close to his hometown of Tral.
Musa then talked about a reported rape of a Muslim woman in Bijnor. “It is shameful that Indian Muslims are spineless and don’t act against the perpetrators of such crimes,” he shouted.
The militant commander also called the Indian Muslims most unconscionable. “Indian Muslims are most unconscionable and have forgotten about the battle of Badr,” he said.
He added, “My blood boils when I see Muslims being attacked by gau rakshaks and Indian Muslims must form groups to take part in the conquest of Hind.”
