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| Is lifting of restrictions on mevement of separatists a sign of peace ? | | | Is peace returning to Kashmir ? This is a question that seems to bother various political circles after restrictions on the movement of top separatists,Syed Ali Shah Geelani,Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohd.Yasim Malik were lifted.And with the lifting of these restrictions curbs were not also lifted which allowed Jamia Masjid Hyderpora to witness several thousand people who wanted to offer prayers.Well the security scenario is not conducive for lifting of restrictions to top separatists because they have already appealed to people to follow the political programme that the Joint Hurriyat Conference may give from time to time.Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani, offered the congregational prayers here at Jamia Masjid Hyderpora after a gap of 8-years as government lifted curbs on his movement.Geelani appealed people to follow the joint Hurriyat programs which will be released in a span of few weeks.A day after Director General of Police S P Vaid said that the three separatist leaders -Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar and Yasin Malik-"are free to go anywhere they wish to," Geelani said it will be now interesting to see whether the government allows them the "political space which has been denied to them since long".Geelani said that a "new strategy will be framed after thorough consultations with Mirwaiz and Yasin Sahab", who are part of the Joint Resistance Leadership. "We will meet and discuss the future strategy," Geelani said.The ailing Hurriyat leader visibly looked frail when he stepped out of his home after some four years, as per his party men, to address a public gathering.
Accompanied by recently appointed Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman and his long time associate Ashraf Sehrai, the duo drove in the white ambassador car towards the nearby Jamia Masjid amid pro-freedom slogans. A police Rakshak vehicle followed Geelani's "car until it entered into the premises of the mosque."As soon as the news of Geelani's release spread in the area, hundreds of people, including women and children, thronged the Masjid to listen to the speech of Geelani. They were seen shouting slogans in favour of freedom.Geelani appeared at the Hyderpora chowk, where youth in large numbers had already assembled.They shouted pro-Geelani and pro-Sehrai slogans. However some youth shouted pro-Zakir Musa slogans, but were later stopped by others. School and college girls were seen capturing Geelani's short rally in their mobile phones.In his 15-minute speech inside the Jamia Masjid, Geelani said that except the "Right to Self Determination (RSD) nothing is acceptable.The United Nations (UN) is witness to the promise India has done with the people of Kashmir...but New Delhi is now backtracking from its promises," Geelani said.
He said the Indian rule in Kashmir was always temporary and it will end one day, but the people "have to remain steadfast and forge unity at all levels.""God's help will come...we don't have to lose faith," he said. It seems whether the Government has left space open for political activities which may be done by the separatists or has it won support from the separatists.This is possible if there is some understanding between the separatists and the Government. Well the coalition Government would have received a nod from the centre because without its nod the state Government would have not dared to open lid of the Pandora's box.Well right from his release from house arrest Geelani raked up the Kashmir issue and favoured right of self-determination.which indicates that Geelani has not undergone any change in his stand on Kashmir and in his ideology. His ideology has kept the Kahsmir issue hanging because India is opposed to the implementation of the UN resolutions on the plea that when it was time for its implementation Pakistan did not concede the main demand of the UN that it should withdraw all its forces from occupied Kahsmir which it had not done.And now after over 77 years Pakistan and its supporters in Kashmir want the UN resolutions to be implemented or accept UN or US mediation or intervention. But India has r ejected any third Party mediation on the ground that since the issue is bilateral it can be resolved through bilateral meetings |
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