Srinagar: New Delhi must stop the policy of repression that includes “killings, harassment, torture, use of pellets and bullets in Kashmir”, chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Saturday.
Addressing large gathering of people on Eid-ul-Fitr at sprawling Eidgah after a gap of eight years, Mirwaiz urged people to remember hundreds of martyrs who sacrificed for a great cause and stressed on safeguarding the mission of martyrs and to remain steadfast. Mirwaiz, who was previously not allowed by the authorities to offer the prayers for seven years, also paid rich tributes to hundreds of Kashmiri brave-hearts who are languishing in various jails in and outside the state, stating that these prisoners deserve utmost appreciation for their courage and patience
Mirwaiz said while as people across the sub-continent are celebrating Eid, Kashmir’s pro freedom leadership wants to convey to New Delhi that it must stop the policy of repression that includes killings, harassment, torture, use of pellets and bullets in Kashmir.
Mirwaiz said Kashmir is a political and humanitarian issue and dealing with this issue with the military might can’t yield any result neither can it force the people of Kashmir or the leadership into a submission.
He said it must revoke all black laws and to release the prisoners so that a conducive atmosphere was created on ground for the resolution of vexed dispute where in all three parties, India, Pakistan and the people of Kashmir are involved in a process of engagement.
Mirwaiz said he was conveying the message of peace and prosperity to both Delhi and Islamabad on this Eid as people of Kashmir urge them to take concrete steps towards the resolution of Kashmir dispute.
Amid pro freedom and pro-martyrs slogans, Mirwaiz said the peaceful struggle against the forcible control will continue on all fronts.
