Srinagar, Sep 05 (KNS): Reacting to Indian Home Minister, Rajnath Singh’s statement that “Kashmir is an integral part of India”, spokesman of the Hurriyat (M) said that Jammu and Kashmir is an internationally-accepted dispute since 1947, the proof of which lies in United Nations’ resolutions on It, promises made by the first Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru to Kashmiris, umpteen Indo-Pak accords and dialogue processes and the people's resistance struggle since the last 70 years.
Stressing that Government of India (GoI) should give up its adamant stance, which is devoid of facts and ground realities, the spokesman said it should instead become serious to find a peaceful and long-lasting solution to the vexed Kashmir issue and initiate steps for its resolution, which would not only help in restoring peace in Kashmir but also create an environment for development and prosperity in entire South Asia.
Commenting on the Indian Home Ministers reference to the oft repeated rhetoric of "Jamhooriyat, Insaniyat and Kashmiriyat’ (Democracy, Humanity and Kashmiri ethos) in his press conference in Srinagar, the Hurriyat (M) spokesman asked Mr. Singh if it was Insaniyat (Humanity) under which GoI has martyred 74 civilians, most of whom are children and teenagers, blinded more than 200 and injured more than 10000, civilians many among whom have been handicapped and maimed.
The spokesman questioned whether Mr. Singh was referring to Jhamooriyat (Democracy) under which his government has held Kashmiris hostage for the past two months and unleashed state repression of the worst form which would even put Nazis to shame.
Meanwhile the Spokesman said that three Indian parliamentarians Asadudin Owasi, Sitaram Yechury and D Raja who were part of the All parliamentary delegation from India came to meet Mirwaiz Umar Farooq who is under detention at sub jail Cheshma Shahi for the past 10 days.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelThe MPs were allowed inside the jail by the jail authorities. The Mirwaiz met them briefly and conveyed the joint decision of no talks with the delegation. The spokesman said as the delegation did not have the mandate to talk outside the Indian constitution and did not acknowledge the disputed nature of Kashmir but instead considered it an integral part of India, joint resistance leadership had decided that it was futile to engage with it as it could not in any way address the people's will and aspirations, for which people are striving and greatly sacrificing .The spokesman said similar decision of no talks was conveyed to the delegation, who later went to meet executive member Prof Abdul Ghani Bhat at his residence.
The spokesman added that despite curfew, restrictions and curbs, thousands of people participated in the Fateh Khawani prayers of the martyred youth Danish Sultan at Palpora in Srinagar.
On the occasion, a delegation of Hurriyat (M) led by Muhammad Yaqoob Masoodi, on behalf of the Mirwaiz paid glowing tributes to martyr Danish Sultan and made it clear that people of Kashmir in general and Kashmiri youth in particular had resolved to take the ongoing resistance movement to its goal and were ready to offer any sacrifice for it.
The spokesman also strongly condemned the use of force and firing of pellets and bullets by the government forces in south and north Kashmir in general and Kulgam, Lolab, Kupwara, Palpora and Noor Bagh in particular as a result of which hundreds of people had been injured. (KNS)