Army creating state within state in Kashmir: Mirwaiz

‘Attempts being made to run parallel government by army’

Srinagar: Claiming that the Army is hell bent in creating state within the state in Jammu and Kashmir, Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Sunday stated that now army is striving to become party to the Kashmir issue by issuing the statements of political nature in the recent past.
According to the KNS correspondent, Mirwaiz while addressing the seminar titled ‘Denial of justice- Policy of the state’ at the Huriyat Headquarters here, stated that the army has started its interference into the subtle issues related to kashmir dispute and that it is trying to run an alternate government in the ‘troubled’ land.  While slamming Omar Abdullah for his remarks about the revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Mirwaiz stated that the ‘apologetic’ attitude of the chief minister of the state vindicate his seriousness in  the revocation of the ‘black laws’.
Mirwaiz while hailing the courage of the victims of Kunanposhpora rape case, stated that the women have turned out to be the most affected lot during the ongoing conflict. “We salute the morale and courage of the victims of the Kunanposhpora and the related incidents; they have bravely unmasked the culprits.”
Mirwaiz while stating further that New Delhi’s administration, army and judiciary is hell-bent upon crushing the ongoing struggle of the people of Kashmir, maintained that it is very unfortunate that even the intellectual class of India has ‘prejudiced’ opinion vis-a-vis its Kashmir and its people.
The Huriyat Chairman added further that Kashmir’s resolution is possible either through the implementation of UN resolution or through the tripartite dialogue but for the same it is vital that the human rights abuses in the region must end at the earliest. “Kashmir is not a geographical or regional issue but it is a political and the human issue and with it is associated the aspirations of the people of this land”
Mirwaiz said that the people of Kashmir have been denied their basic right and that even the judiciary has failed to bring culprits to the book who are involved in the gross human rights abuses. “Then it is the lot of the pro-India politicians here that legitimizes India’s every illegal action here.”
Other senior separatist leaders including Professor Abdul Gani Bhat, Abas Ansari, Aga Syed Hassan, Musadiq Adil, Zafar Akbar Bhat, Javaid Ahmad Mir, Hakeem Abdul Rashid, Abdul Manan Bukhari, Choudary Shaheen Iqbal, Syed Bashir Andrabi and Mushtaq Sofi also participated in the seminar. Zaheer-ud-din, Parvez Imroz also spoke during the occasion. (KNS)