Srinagar, Jan 13 (KNS): Hurriyat (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq strongly condemned the attack on Muslims in Kathua by RSS and their goons who enjoy complete immunity and openly brandish their weapons to scare members of Muslim community, supported by the State police and authorities.
In a statement issued to KNS, Mirwaiz said that targeting the majority community and intimidating them to instill fear and insecurity in them is part of the right wing brigades plan, executed with the help of most willing and servile collaborators who have completely lost it for the chair.
Mirwaiz said what this brigade and its agencies don't seem to understand despite the people recent revolt and rejection is that Kashmiris cannot be cowed down by these measures and they have made up their mind to give a tough fight to oppression.
Referring to Mehbooba Muftis recent statements Mirwaiz said that to extend her stay on chair the lady is deliberately obfuscating facts, a standard practice by quislings since 1947 to stay in positions of power and the chair.
Mirwaiz said that in one of her statements the lady blames the leadership for a “preplanned agitation" and the same statement goes on to say that “it(agitation) happened all of a sudden, after Burhan Wani’s killings people came out in large and unexpected numbers which we did not expect” Mirwaiz said such contradictions in the utterances of the collaborators is natural as over the past 70 years to stay on chair they have to speak lies to mislead and distort the truth A truth that is well known to all of them. The truth that for the past 70 years people have been forced to lead a struggle against the continuous deprivation and denial of their political volition(Will) and justice and what 2016 has done is reinforce it loud and clear. The unprecedented sacrifices and collective resistance of the entire people has left no room for any confusion or ambiguity or rhetoric.
Mirwaiz said the customary rhetorical statements of setting up commissions to investigate murders by forces who enjoy full impunity has no relevance or credibility. People know their outcome beforehand. If they are serious they should set up an independent inquiry by credible people in whom people can repose faith. The inquiry should be time bound, its findings transparent and made public.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelBut do the
collaborators have the guts to set up such an inquiry; will they punish those forces find guilty? the Mirwaiz asked.
Commenting on the offer of ex gratia relief to the victims by the oppressors Mirwaiz said that ex-gratia relief is a dole and not legal compensation which is an internationally guaranteed right of a victim's family.
Mirwaiz said why doles are given and not legal compensation is because these doles are used as mechanisms of control and manipulation to bargain with us after the carnage. The state does not only use military power over us to occupy us but also institutional power like this to continue to keep us under occupation and we have to understand this well. He said that there are international conventions and obligations for an occupying state under which it is mandatory for it to give compensation to those over whom it has perpetuated horrors and human right abuses.
Mirwaiz reiterated that as a community we have to stand by and provide continuous support to the families of those killed blinded maimed and injured by the state forces. Mirwaiz said that we are our duty bound to memorialize our martyrs and remember them time and again. For their sacrifices are not only the grim reminder of our subjugation but also of our cause and commitment.
Mirwaiz said each one of us wherever we are and whoever we are be it students, writers, teachers, Govt. employees have to overtly or covertly work towards the movement. We all have to take responsibility. We have to remember that it is an each Kasmhiris movement for the sake of his/her own political future and make our contribution to it.
Meanwhile on the appeal of Joint Resistance Leadership people protested in large numbers outside Jamia Masjid against the attack on Muslims by RSS goons in Kathua and demanded immediate action against the culprits. Those who lead the protest include Mushtaq Ahmad Sofi, Adv. Yasir Dalal, Peer Gh. Nabi, Farooq Ahmad Saudagar.
Protest rallies against the attack on Kathua Muslim were also taken out at Budgam lead by Ghulam Nabi Zaki, Jaffar Kashmiri and Gh. Hassan Mir at Khatran Beerwah lead by Gh. Nabi Najar, at Mirpora Beerwah lead by Farooq Mamoosi at Bundgam Magam lead by Abdul Rashid Untoo. (KNS)