Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 22: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today said that the separatist amalgam was the issue of Jammu and Kashmir has to be resolved through dialogue and peaceful means.
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Mirwiaz in his Friday address at Jamia Masjid said that their stand is clear and want that Jammu and Kashmir should be united as it existed before partition.
“Our stand is that a part of J-K is in India, another in Pakistan and the third in China. All these make Jammu and Kashmir as it existed in August 1947. The people have been divided and it is a reality that the issue needs to be resolved which the international community also endorses,” he said.
Mirwaiz said that many families have been separated because of the dividing line between India and Pakistan, and they are craving to see and meet each other to celebrate their joys and share their pains.
“This can be a geographical issue for some, but it is foremost a human issue for the people of J-K. We have to rise above the considerations of geography or area and understand the human values and relationships and then move forward towards the resolution of the issues,” he added.
The Hurriyat chairman, while referring to the recent statement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Ukraine that this is not an era of war, said the sentiment holds true.
“We have always believed and participated in efforts of resolution through an alternative to violent means which is dialogue and reconciliation. We have personally suffered for pursuing this route,” he said.
“The abrogation of Article 370 and 35A, the downgrading of J&K into a Union territory from a state, the dismemberment of Ladakh from it and post that new laws and diktats being imposed incessantly through the Reorganisation Act, unfortunately are harsh unilateral decisions of disempowerment,” he said.
Calling for the release of youths and activists from jails, the Mirwaiz said stern approach to deal with issues is a dangerous thing.
“It leads to human rights violations. Dozens of our leaders, men and women, are languishing in jails for years, thousands of young men and boys, journalists, human rights activists and lawyers are suffering incarceration. They need to be released as soon as possible. Their health and families are suffering,” he said.
He appealed to the youth to keep calm, courage, and have patience.
“This is the time to keep patience. We should keep patience and have faith in God. Quran teaches us that there is ease after every difficulty… In Sha Allah, the situation will improve in our favour surely,” he added.
Mirwaiz also said the people of Kashmir believe in peaceful coexistence between communities and nations, and have always advocated for the return of Kashmiri Pandits.
“We have always invited our Pandit brothers to return to the valley. We have always disapproved of making it as a political issue. It is a human issue,” he said.
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