Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Feb 23: Stating that war and violence was solution to no problem in the world, Peoples Democratic Front (PDF) president Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen today urged the leadership of India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and engage in dialogue to settle all the issues.
In a statement Hakeem Yaseen said, ” A stable bilateral relationship between India and Pakistan is not only essential to the peace and stability in the region but for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. History is witness that people of J&K have always been the worst victims of Indo-Pak hostilities.”
Stating that people of Kashmir are paying for the Himalayan blunders committed by the leadership from time-to-time, he said, “The Kashmir valley is bubbling with anger as repressive tactic by the State have alienated people further. Till Kashmir bleeds people of Kashmir will continue to pay a heavy price. The cycle of violence cannot be broken by brute force. Kashmir finds itself caught in a perilous situation.”
“It is worrying trend because it is akin to the atmosphere of hate and isolation evidenced in the 1990s. Rising incidents of attacks on Kashmiris outside state since last one week is unfortunate and instead of the Government providing security to people, now courts have to come to the rescue of Kashmiris who are increasingly feeling unsafe and insecure across the country,” the PDF chief said.
Kashmir is at that juncture and eyes will be on the political leaderships in Delhi as how they respond to the prevailing situation. Government of India instead of using force to silence the dissent, should hold dialogue with all. India is a democratic country and it doesn’t behove well for it to suppress the voices of dissent,” he added.
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