Desecration of dead body an act of cowardice

Srinagar, May 06: The Chairman of Democratic Freedom Party Shabir Ahmed Shah has denounced the desecration of the dead body of Bin Laden by the US administration and termed it as an act of cowardice. "Burring dead body at sea was a desecration and indeed a clear violation of Islamic norms”, Shah said this while talking to media men in Srinagar after attending funeral prayers in absentia for Osma who was killed by the US forces in a covert operation in Pakistan's Abbotabad town on May 2. The funeral prayers were attended by hundreds of people at Sarai-Bala Chowk in Srinagar. Hundreds of angry youth who gathered on the spot raised pro-freedom slogans demanding India to put an immediate end to its illegal occupation on Kashmiris’ soil. Terming it an act of cowardice Shah pointed out that bin laden was shot dead by the US Seals after taking him into custody. He said one can differ with Osma’s ideology, approach and his activities however the way his dead body was treated has hurt the Muslims all-around the world. He said Osama, one of the largest entrepreneurs of the Arab World, had spent his money for the oppressed, poor and downtrodden people.