Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday expressed serious concern over the plight of Rohingya Muslims and termed approach adopted by the government of India towards them as “highly unfortunate”
Addressing a Friday gathering at historic Jamia Masjid after being barred for two previous occasions, Mirwaiz said thousands of Rhongya Muslims have been forced to flee their homes in Mayanmar and are living in miserable conditions in various refugee camps with European Union and United Nations lodging strong protest over their conditions. ‘”The approach adopted by the Government of India over the issue reflects double standards,” he said, adding, “On one hand, Rohingya Muslims are labelled as illegal immigrants and considered as a danger for India, and on the other hand, Chamkha and Tibetan people who landed in India are being given refugee status.”
Mirwaiz said labelling Rohingya Muslims with the terror reflects the “ill mindset” of New Delhi as the fact remains that they being the Muslims are being forced to leave India. “They are being deported just for the fact that they are Muslims,” Mirwaiz said. He said that the treatment meted out to them was a clear violation of basic principles of humanitarian laws established to protect humans in trouble irrespective of their religious affiliations.
Welcoming the recent session of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at United Nations, in which many resolutions vis-a-vis Kashmir issue were passed, Mirwaiz said since he too was invited by the OIC to participate in the session but in absence of his travel documents, he couldn’t make it to UN.
He said the stand taken by the OIC by advocating right to self determination for the people of Kashmir is a morale booster for the people of Kashmir.
Mirwaiz said Kashmiri people always yearned for peace and wanted better relations between the two nuclear powers, India and Pakistan as it is the people of Kashmir who always suffer whenever the two countries are at loggerheads.
He said that Government of India should acknowledge the fact that the Kashmir struggle can’t be muzzled by using military might and it’s high time to accept the ground realities and resolve the issue as per the wishes and aspirations of people. Mirwaiz said that the Indian leadership must change its “stubborn” approach and take concrete and sincere steps towards settlement of Kashmir issue which is taking a serious toll on human lives.
He also welcomed the statement of Pakistan Prime Minister at UN wherein he has strongly supported implementation of UN resolutions for resolving Kashmir and condemned the human rights violations in Kashmir. Mirwaiz said that stand adopted by the Pakistan at the international levels, provides major relief to the people of J&K.
Mirwaiz expressed serious concern over the growing social evils in the society, terming them hazardous for the Kashmir as a conservative society if not prevented on time. He said in every area, in coloration with the local masjids and area elders, a social reform campaign has to be started to ensure social evils are eradicated from the society before the situation turns ugly.
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