Srinagar, Aug 2: All Parties Hurriyat Conference
Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said that the situation developing on
ground over the past week with deployment of thousands of additional
forces and government orders circulating has alarmed people and they
have become apprehensive of something happening.
Addressing the Friday congregation at historic Jama Masjid
Srinagar, Mirwaiz said various speculations are rife including removal
of 35 A to change the demography of the state and its Muslim majority
character. He said for the past three years there has been a great push
towards it since when various PILs are filed in the Indian Supreme Court
to challenge it. He said as in past people and leadership have to be
ready to resist every attempt to undo it. Mirwaiz said the provision was
negotiated by the regional electoral parties and is an article of
faith, which should not be breached.
Mirwaiz said such measures will not change the reality that Kashmir
issue is an issue and has to be resolved. He said the whole word is
asking India and Pakistan to resolve it and there are also offers to
mediate. If the leadership of India and Pakistan are really concerned
for their people they will show statesmanship and agree to talk.
Ultimately it is only India Pakistan and the Kashmiris that can reach a
lasting resolution.
Mirwaiz said
that we have always strongly advocated dialogue among stakeholders, a
fact borne out by our sincere push for it and participation in
dialogue 2004 onwards. Mirwaiz said we only believe in and have always
advocated peaceful means of struggle for the resolution of the lingering
internationally acknowledged Kashmir conflict in which lakhs of human
lives have so far been lost and continue to be lost. Mirwaiz said
current hostilities at the LOC are also resulting in loss of previous
lives on both sides and there is always a fear of escalation among the
nuclear armed neighbours.
He asked people to seek recourse in almighty Allah and his blessings and do Zikr-o-Azkar as much as possible.
