‘Mufti rewarded Kashmiris with Jagmohan; Farooq pushed state in Ikhwan rule’
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference Chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Fridaysaid the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party are glorified Ikhwanis as they intentionally facilitated the massacres and killings of Kashmiris in their unique white collar style.
“PDP patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed who went to become the Home minister of India in ‘90s presided over the worst excesses committed in Kashmir. He sent Jagmohan as the governor and we all know Jagmohan was consumed with hatred for the Kashmiris and he executed his tough policies of catch and kill with the blessing of Mufti. It was during Mufti’s tenure as Home Minister that AFSPA was extended to the Valley, “Lone said while campaigning for party candidate Salamuddin Bajad in several parts of north Kashmir. According to a statement issued to KNS, Lone further said Farooq Abdullah after becoming Chief Minister in a selection process- which was branded as election in 1996- pushed the whole state in the grip of Ikhwan rule.
“Prior to 1996, Farooq was hopping from one international forum to another defending those who were indulging in human rights violations in Kashmir. After becoming the Chief Minister he was in the most vindictive mood trying his best to punish the Kashmiris,” Lone said. “They are nothing short of glorified Ikhwanis. The only difference is that they wear a tie and act behind the curtains like cowards.” Lone said calling PDP-NC twinship as Kashmiri or pro -Kashmiri is a slur for all those who have lost their lives during past more than two decades.
“For every injustice meted out to the Kashmiris, for every humiliation suffered by the Kashmiris, for all those killings, for all those carnages in Kashmir both the parties (NC and PDP) and their leaders have their signatures on every atrocity,” he said. Lone said both the NC and the PDP have the same ideology as the BJP and the Congress. “Don’t get mislead by the sloganeering and rhetoric of the two parties. Give me one instance when they have suffered or sacrificed for the sake of the Kashmir cause. Their Kashmiri leanings do not stretch beyond the newspaper statements”, Lone told the gatherings. Lone said it is time people come forward and through their vote make the distinction between a pro Kashmiri and an anti-Kashmiri entity.