Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani on Saturday asked PDP-BJP to stop and desist from nourishing “communal sentiments” among different sects living in Jammu and Kashmir.
In a statement issued here, the octogenarian leader said that the coalition regime in state was pursuing divide and rule policy and accused it of interference and meddling in religious affairs.
Geelani appealed both Buddhist and Muslim communities to maintain mutual brotherhood and harmony and said that they need to sort out their minor differences and maintain age-old mutual ties and relationship.
Cautioning against the “sinister” designs propounded by “people in power corridors”, Geelani stressed for strengthening the mutual ties and relations between different communities living in state.
Terming the prevailing situations in state as horrendous, he said that “imperialistic and tyrannical forces” for their political gains always exploit situations and instigate and promote infighting among different ethnic sections in society.
In his fervent appeal to followers of different faith and religion, Geelani asked them to join ‘right to self-determination movement’, irrespective of their faith and religion so that long pending Kashmir was resolved as per people’s aspirations.
“Not only Muslims but everyone living within entity of state has right to vote and express his will and wish about the political destiny of the state,” Geelani stressed and added that people’s aspirations were genuine and based on ‘right to self-determination’ as envisaged in the United Nations Security Council resolutions and internationally recognized.
He also strongly denounced the lockdown of Jamia Masjid Srinagar and barring devotees from offering prayers.
“Such type of wrongdoings is in no way justified,’ he said, terming it grave injustice with Muslim community.
