Islamabad: The vice president of Democratic Freedom Party and former convener of ALL Parties Hurriyat Conference Pak chapter, Mehmood Ahmed Saghar while appreciating the people of Kashmir for observing complete shutdown against Indian Home Minister’s visit to Kashmir has said that it should serve as eye-opener for Indian leaders who keep harping on age-old Atoot Ang mantra.
In a statement issued here on Monday Saghar said that Indian rulers who have been falsely projecting Kashmir as a law and order issue must bear in mind the fact that Kashmir is neither a law and order issue nor an internal matter of New Delhi. As for as the Kashmir issue is concerned he said, “Kashmir is an internationally recognized disputed territory awaiting its final settlementâ€. The disputed nature of the state he said is well established by the relevant UN Security Council resolutions. “Kashmiris have never accepted India’s illegal and forcible occupation of their motherland by Indiaâ€, he said adding that it has been Indian rulers’ norm to look for new collaborators to push forward their agenda in the region besides strengthening its occupation.
Indian rulers he said must realize the bitter reality that there are no takers of their so-called development mantra in Kashmir. Terming Kashmir as a political issue that needs a political solution Saghar said that New Delhi can’t woo Kashmiri people by extending financial packages and economic concession.
He said that frustrated by the people’s uprising, Indian rulers with tacit support of their stooges have started a vicious campaign against resistance leadership. Lambasting Indian authorities for using NIA as a tool to harass and humiliate resistance leadership he said that terrorizing campaign against Kashmiri businessmen, traders, lawyers, students, journalists along with resistance leaders and activists was a deep rooted conspiracy to de-legitimate political opinion of the people in Kashmir.
He said that a malicious campaign against Kashmiris has been going on unabated in the region. Terming it as a terrorizing campaign he said, “Even today, NIA raids are going on. Hurriyat leader and their relatives and businessmen are being summoned and arrested without any rhyme and reasonâ€.