Terming Kashmir land of Sufi saints and religious scholars, Hurriyat (M) Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday urged the youth of Kashmir to follow the teachings of Islam and uphold the traditions of great Sufis of Kashmir Addressing a large gathering of people at Pulwama in south Kashmir, where he visited on the invitation of the people of Pulwama and the Intizamiya of the Jamia Masjid, Pulwama, the Hurriyat (M) Chairman said Kashmir is a land of Sufi saints and religious scholars and preserving their message of Islam is a responsibility of Kashmiri Muslims.As the Mirwaiz reached Pulwama, he was welcomed by pro-Azadi and pro-Islam slogans by thousands of people of Pulwama who later took him in a procession to Pulwama Chowk where he addressed a massive gathering of people.
Mirwaiz said Kashmir has strong Islamic traditions of brotherhood and tolerance and its upholds justice, and human values which has been taught by great personalities like Amir Kabir Mir Syed Ali Hamadai, Sultan-ul-Arifeen Sheikh Hamza Makhdoom and Sheikh-ul-Alam Commenting on the Political situation in Kashmir, Hurriyat (M) Chairman said by using force and terror, the political, religious, social and human rights of the people of Kashmir had been muzzled by Government of India and its stooges in Jammu Kashmir and the resistance leadership was even stopped from offering obligatory prayers at the Masjids.
He said during this year alone, the government had imposed curfew more than 40 times in old city and a dozen times, people had been stopped even from offering Friday congregational prayers at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar.The Mirwaiz said the resistance leadership is being detained and placed under house arrest and curbs their political, religious and social activities.Terming Kashmir issue a political and a human issue, which had to be resolved politically for bringing peace and stability in the region, he said, “Kashmir issue is a long standing issue and people had been offering sacrifices for the past seven decades.”
Mirwaiz said that there is already unity of thought among the resistance leadership and every resistance leader and resistance group wants to take Kashmir issue to its logical conclusion by carrying forward the resistance movement.
Mirwaiz said Kashmiris are a peaceful nation and Kashmir issue is a political and human issue and the way extremist organisations in india are trying to connect it to international terrorism is unacceptable and condemnble.He said the rulers in Jammu Kashmir before assuming power had said everyone would be given a level playing field an opportunity to express their views and that this government believed in “Goli Sey Nahi, Baat Banigey Boli Sey” but the crackdown on the resistance leadership and the youth specially in Shaher-e-Khas had proved their claims to be a hoax.Hurriyat (M) Chairman said in this connection, the APHC had called for a meeting of the pro freedom,religious and social organisations, trade bodies, resistance groups and invited the resistance leaders so that the designs of the government against the resistance leadership and the freedom-loving people would be foiled for forming a joint strategy but once again the government placed him and other senior resistance leader under house arrest.
Mirwaiz said the pro-India politicians and political parties talk of development and economic packages but said that though the Hurriyat was not against economic development but believed that Kashmir issue was not an economic issue but an issue concerning the future of 1.25 crore people of the region who cannot be cowed down by oppression and suppression and by using military might.He castigated the former chief minister who had said that imposing curfew day after day is like marshal law but adopted the same policy during his tenure. He said it was the policy of pro-India parties that when they are out of power they give statements favouring people and when in power, go back to tactics to try and break the will of Kashmiri people.“In reality, all pro-India parties are birds of the same feather,” the Mirwaiz said.
Amid pro-Islam, pro-Azadi and “Jis Kashmir Ko Khoon Sey Seecha, Who Kashmir Hama Hai” slogans, the Hurriyat (M) Chairman said despite the nefarious designs of the Government of India and its stooges in Kashmir, the voice seeking justice and right to self-determination of Kashmir would continue to be heard from the pulpit of Jamia Masjid, Srinagar.“The rulers can do whatever they want, place curbs, impose curfews and put us in detentions but we will not be cowed down,” he said and appealed youth to come forward and shoulder the responsibility of the resistance movement .The Mirwaiz paid glowing tributes to the people of Pulwama and said they had offered selfless sacrifices, which could not be forgotten and there was no need to be disappointed and all these sacrifices would bear fruit..inshalah Mirwaiz said the Hurriyat stands for Indo-Pak friendship but Kashmir is the main hurdle in this regard. He urged New Delhi to shun its stubborn and unrealistic stance over Kashmir. (KNS)