Bonhomie should not remain confined to invitations: Mirwaiz
Calls for probe into all ‘massacres’
Srinagar: Hailing the Prime Minister designate, Narendra Modi’s decision to invite Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif to his swearing-in ceremony on May 26, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman Hurriyat Conference (M) on Wednesday said that bonhomie should be confined to invitations only but both the countries need o take concrete measures to facilitate resolution of Kashmir issue.
According to KNS, correspondent, while addressing a press briefing at his residence at Nigeen where he is placed under house arrest, Mirwaiz said that Modi’s invitation is a good beginning and an encouraging message and the same should not remain confined to invitations for ceremonies only but must concrete measures aimed at permanent resolution of the long pending Kashmir issue.
Mirwaiz also demanded an impartial probe into all ‘massacres’ that have taken place in Kashmir since the eruption of militancy including Hawal, Chota Bazar, Gawkadal and other incidents in which a number of innocent civilians were killed in cold blood.’
Expressing concern over the delayed investigations into various incidents of human rights violations, Mirwaiz ridiculed the government for ‘shielding the culprits’ in a number of cases where according to him ‘men in uniform were found responsible for the rights abuse. “Many a cases of human rights violations like killings of Wamiq Farooq and other similar killings await closure reports. This is height of the matter. Actually the government wants to shield the culprits in such cases which have not reached to any logical conclusion,” Mirwaiz told KNS correspondent.
He flayed the government for continuous restrictions on the movement of separatists saying that the political mainstream has double standards in its words and actions.
“If they say that it is battle of ideologies, then why they keep separatists under house arrest and organize rallies for themselves and meet people wherever they want to. We are the separatists leaders not allowed to move outside their houses and meet the people even for that matter to commemorate death anniversaries of leaders of the nation,” Mirwaiz asked.