Srinagar, Feb 18 (KNS): Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Chairman Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai has paid tributes to three militants killed in Pinglan Pulwama today.
“The militants were killed during a cordon and search operation is not justified at all,” he said. He said, “because of the repressive policies of the Indian government our fourth generations have been pushed to the wall”. He said insensitivity of the Indian authorities is the sole reason for the unabated bloodshed, adding that the demand for legitimate right to self-determination is the only crime of the Kashmiri people.
Sehrai further hails the statement of Kamal Hassan wherein he said, “India should hold the plebiscite in Kashmir”.
Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman while expressed his gratitude to Kamal Hassan for the support to the people of Kashmir in their “legitimate struggle” and expressed hope that he and other sane voices would play a “positive and effective role to press India for the peaceful settlement of Kashmir dispute. It is primarily a question of the birth right of the people of the state of J&K,” he said.
Sehrai urged the Government of India to give up its obduracy, and accept the reality that it has to address the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the wishes of its people.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Sehrai has said the Kashmir issue cannot be resolved through brute force nor people of Kashmir can be silenced with military might, adding that the issue can only be solve to address the dispute in its historical perspective.
He said that instead of taking measures to resolve long pending issue in its historical perspective, New Delhi wants to thrust its choice through barrel of gun. “This arrogance and persistent denial can’t hold water for long and Delhi has to come to terms with the writing on the wall,” Sehrai said. He said a delay in resolution of the long-running dispute has kept the people of whole sub-continent hostage and it is proving to be a big hurdle to peace and prosperity in the whole subcontinent
Meanwhile, Sehrai expressed his grief and sorrow over the demise of father of incarcerated Hurriyat leader Farooq Ahmed Dar and mother of JKLF Vice-President Haroon Saleem, who breathed her last yesterday.
He extended his sympathy and solidarity with the bereaved families and prayed for the deceased souls.
On the directions of Sehrai, Tehreek-e-Hurriyat delegation comprising of Mhraj-u-Din Rabbani and Mukthyar Ahmed Sofi visited the residence of Farooq Ahmed Dar and offered condolence with the bereaved family. (KNS)