Will go to any extent to safeguard freedom movement: Shah
Srinagar: Addressing a public gathering organized by Democratic Freedom Party at central Kashmir’s Nasrullahpora, Budgam, senior Hurriyat Conference Jammu Kashmir leader Shabir Ahmad Shah expressed serious concern over the intentions of Modi led government against the freedom movement of Kashmiris. He said the motive of Modi led government is to change the demography of the state by giving the state subjects to non residents refugees in Kashmir.
“We will not let such designs to succeed at any cost and will fight it tooth and nail in a political way,” Shah said while addressing the gathering, according to a statement issued to KNS. Others who addressed during the occasion included Muhammad Yasin Ataai, Bilal Ahmad Shah of Muslim League, Fayaz Ahmad Kaloo, Abdul Waheed of Freedom Party. Those who accompanied Shabir Ahmad Shah included Ajaz Ahmad Mir of JKLF, Freedom Party’s Ghulam Muhammad Maqdam, Fida Hussain, Bashir Ahmad, Imtiyaz Ahmad, Ghulam Hassan, Feroz Ahmad and dozens of other Freedom Party activists.
Shabir Ahmad Shah said that Kashmiri nation has its unique history, culture and civilization and their freedom struggle is for safeguarding the historical, cultural and geographical integrity. “We will continue to preserve our national identity and will never let any conspiracy succeed that is aimed at harming the national identity of Kashmir,” Shah said, adding that we are fighting the forcible occupation of India for last 67 years and in this fight more than 5 lac Kashmiris have sacrificed their precious lives, thousands disappeared, raped and subjected to torture in jails in and outside Kashmir.
Shah said those who fight the occupational rulers do not join hands with the ruling party or take part in elections therein. “Those who fight elections under Indian Constitution are the worst enemies of the freedom struggle. These pro-India parties like National Conference, Congress, PDP and others who have started uproar over the safeguarding or revoking Article 370 are the real enemies of the people of Kashmir who want to crush the freedom movement,” he added.
Shah appealed people to make these pro-India elements clear that they are running a freedom movement against Indian forcible occupation to get complete freedom from India and boycott the upcoming assembly elections. “I want to make it clear that our freedom movement is not against any particular community, religion or region but we fight for the right of self determination for all those who had been the inhabitants of this region since pre-1947 undivided Jammu and Kashmir,” Shah said.
Expressing delight over the return of Kashmiri Pandits, Shabir Ahmad Shah said they should get settled back in their respective areas as they used to live so that the atmosphere of our mutual brotherhood resumes once again. Shah also expressed serious concern over the plans of separate settlement of Kashmiri Pandits. “We are totally against the partition and will fight against any such move aimed at dividing
the people of Kashmir on the lines of religion, race, language or region,” Shah said.
Talking about the need of ideological unity among the like-mind pro-freedom groups to take the freedom movement to its logical conclusion, Shabir Ahmad Shah said we have been endeavoring for such initiative in past also and continue to do so. “That is why we are ready to work together for the common freedom cause. By responding positively to Syed Ali Shah Geelani Sahib’s invitation to attend the seminar organized by Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, we once again made it clear that we will go to any extent for the better interest of freedom movement,” Shabir Ahmad Shah added.
Meanwhile, according to the spokesperson of Hurriyat Conference-JK. A delegation consisting chairman Islamic Political Party Muhammad Yousuf Naqash and Muslim Conference chairman Shabir Ahmed Dar reached Lelhar successfully. The party leaders addressed in Jammia Masjid Lelhaar and later they addressed in the main chowk of Lelhaar.
The leaders also pay visit to Shaheed Bilal Ahmed Bhat’s (Lelhaari) home. According to the spokesperson the leaders while addressing the gathering said, all the sacrifices laid down by the people of Kashmir for the cause of Right to Self Determination are precious and assets to us. Those freedom fighters who have sacrificed their life have given life to this resistance struggle. HCJK leaders said, resistance moment will remain in-force till we will achieve the goal of freedom. Apart from leaders several activists, Tariq Ahmed Sheikh, Muhammad Ayoub Dar and Sajad Ahmed Lone were also part the delegation.