Deliberations on to evolve consensus over a common strategy
Srinagar: With the political mainstream in Jammu and Kashmir already in poll mode, the separatists have started in house deliberations to evolve a consensus over a common strategy to make their poll boycott call ‘a success’.
Reports maintained that a section of senior pro-freedom leaders are in continuous contact with Mirwaiz led Huriyat and a common plan to go for a mass contact programme highlighting the ‘demerits’ of participation in polls is likely to be chalked out very soon.
Talking to KNS, Chairman Huriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq stated that in principle the pro-freedom camp here is united vis-à-vis polls and that elections are rejected in letter and spirit at large by Kashmir’s separatist leadership. “The consensus is already there –we reject elections and urge people to stay away from the same.”
However, Mirwaiz observed that till now he has not been approached by any pro-freedom group over the issue and Huriyat in near future will devise the strategy to launch poll boycott campaign in valley.
As the Huriyat Conference led by senior separatist Syed Ali Geelani has already urged people to go for a complete poll boycott, Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Mohammad Yasin Malik in his recently held rallies has stated that vote means ‘betrayal’ with the sacrifices rendered by the people during the ongoing resistance movement.
Huriyat Conference (JK) senior leader Shabir Ahmad Shah told KNS that there must be the coordination between the various separatist groups over the issue of poll boycott and that his amalgam from the very first day has been asking people to stay away from the polling booths.
Sources informed KNS that the senior resistance leader and MeA patron Mohammad Azam Inqilabi has been holding series of deliberations with various fro-freedom factions over the issue of poll boycott and has also urged various factions to stand united over election boycott strategy. In his recent statement, Inqilabi has also supported the boycott call of Hizb Supremo Syed Sallah-ud-din and has urged people to reject the election fray at large. (KNS)