Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference chairmen, Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Wednesday condemned the stone throwing incident on school bus, saying “these actions tarnish our movement and provide an opportunity to our adversary to defame it.”
In a statement issued here, Geelani expressed his dismay over stone throwing incident in Shopianon school bus carrying children by some “unscrupulous elements”.
“Our strength lies in discipline. We should keep strict vigil over those involved in these incidents. In resistance movements we need to demonstrate our mature thinking and follow discipline,” the octogenarian leader said and made a fervent appeal to youth for retrospection. “On one hand forces while trampling all ethics term (Kathua) brutal murder and rape a small matter and on the other while pelting stones at innocent kids we are providing opportunities to these forces to come up swinging. We are passing though a crucial stage and it is sensible to move forward and follow discipline with complete wisdom,” Geelani added.
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq termed the incident as quiet disturbing and said that one fails to understand why a school bus carrying children was targeted?
He said that those who indulge in such hooliganism should realize that these actions tarnish “our movement and provide an opportunity to our adversary to defame it.” Mirwaiz said that it was the duty of each Kashmiri to safeguard the people’s movement for which immense sacrifices are being given and do no such thing that will be detrimental to it in any way.”
