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| Vajpayee continues to receive accolades from Mirwaiz Umer Farooq | | 'He changed mindset of people towards Kashmir issue' | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Mar 21: Policies and programmes pursued by former Prime Minister and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) stalwart, Atal Bihari Vajpayee continue to be hailed by chairman of moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq.
Delivering his Friday sermon at the Jamia Masjid said here, Mirwaiz Umer said during his tenure as Prime Minister, AB Vajpayee asked the masses of India to change their mindset towards Kashmir and the Kashmir issue. He said Vajpayee played a pivotal role in motivating the masses to look towards and Kashmir issue through the prism of humanity.
"Atal Bihari Vajpayee during his tenure asked the people of India to change their traditional mindset and shed the beaten track to address the Kashmir issue outside Indian constitution and within the ambit of humanity. He initiated a dialogue with Pakistan and the leadership of Kashmir," said Mirwaiz Umer.
Commenting on the upcoming Lok Sabha elections Mirwaiz said that for the people of Kashmir, change of guard is of no significance. He said what matters is change of policy vis-à-vis Kashmir issue. He added that any party which comes to power in India and emulates this outlook, to resolve the Kashmir issue and initiates serious dialogue with Pakistan and the leadership of Kashmir will be a welcome step.
"While in every nation across the world electoral process is the backbone of its democratic setup but as far as Kashmir is concerned it is a futile exercise which has no value for the people. In fact the whole process of elections in the state is inimical to the very idea of democracy. A place where the basic human right, the right to life of the population is trampled upon every day," said Mirwaiz Umar. Mirwaiz said that pro-Indian political parties are actually representatives of Indian Union in Kashmir adding that these people are acting just as puppets whose strings are controlled in New Delhi. He said in reality the military ruled the Kashmir which was accepted by former Indian Army Chief V K Singh who said rulers and pro-Indian politicians in Jammu and Kashmir were furthering the policies of Indian state.
"The so called champions of democracy have started to crack down on resistance leadership and restrict their political activities. It has exposed their hollow claims to democracy. It is important to denounce these despotic and aggressive policies. People should fulfill their responsibilities at this crucial juncture," said Mirwaiz Umer. |
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