Srinagar: While rejecting the proposal to extend the lease to army over the Tosa Maidan firing range, Hurriyat Conference (G) cautioned about the move and termed it as unacceptable.
According to a statement issued to KNS, Hurriyat (G) has said that it stands by the demand of the people from affected areas that the Tosa Maidan should be developed as tourist destination which will create many job opportunities for the poor people of the area. Ayaz Akbar, spokesman of the Hurriyat (G) has said that the Jammu Kashmir is the most militarized region in the world and they have forcibly occupied many lakh canals of land, which have made the life of surrounding people miserable.
While terming the silence of Umar led government over the issue of Tosa Maidan as criminal, Hurriyat Conference said that the pro-Indian parties only care for their power and for this they can mortgage the entire state and the people with India. “They have failed in adopting a clear stand with respect to the lease of Tosa Maidan and they don’t want to make the army and intelligence upset because of the election drama of 2014.”
Hurriyat (G) said that the areas like Gulmarg, Pehalgam, Toosa Maidan etc. are the models of the nature and beauty of Kashmir and due to these areas, Kashmir is known as Switzerland of Asia, but with the help of state government, the Indian army has forcibly occupied these landscapes and have created environmental problems for its future. Hurriyat cautioned that we are closely monitoring the issue of extension of lease of Toosa Maidan and if it happens, we will not sit silently.
Meanwhile, paying tributes to Dr. Mohammad Ayoub Thakur on his 10 death anniversary, Hurriyat (G) prayed for his eternal peace. Akbar said that Thakur had dedicated his whole life for the Islam and Kashmir cause and he has been very loyal to this mission.(KNS)