Kashmiri people are not a third party but real owners of Jammu Kashmir and principle party to the dispute, JKLF chairman Yasin Malik said in a statement.JKF spokesman said that Malik Malik while reacting to the statement of Indian foreign minister Shusma Sawaraj in which she had said that according to Shimla pact no third party should be involved in India Pakistan talks and that Kashmiris were the third party.“If Shimla accord mentioned so, it was never about Kashmiris but regarding other nations like USA,UK etc. By applying this to Kashmiris, Sawraj is actually proving herself as ignorant and for from reality,” he said.Malik said: “If Shusma is saying truth, may we ask her some questions. She was a cabinet minister in Vajpayee Jee’s era and during that period Vajpayee jee came to Kashmir and invited Pakistan and Kashmiris and said that let us stop fighting and resolve our disputes through peaceful means. Was this Vajpayee gesture a violation of Shimla pact? Again it was Vajpaee jee who travelled to Lahore and said that it was his last wish to resolve Kashmir issue peacefully. Will this too fell in the category of violating Shimal agreement? Vajpayee Jee wrote an article and said that we must ignore beaten tracks and find new innovative ideas to resolve Kashmir dispute.
Would this too be seen as a violation of Shimla pact? It was again Vajpayee Jee who started composite dialogue with Pakistan and negotiated with resistance camp of Kashmiris. Was this too contrary to the spirit of Shimla agreement?”Malik added that Shusma Sawraj by this “ridiculous statement” has shown that she lacks information on Kashmir and we reject her statement. He said that Indian leaders should know that Kashmiris are no third party.“Kashmiris are the real owners of Jammu Kashmir and principle party to the dispute and whenever there will be negotiations about Jammu Kashmir issue, Kashmiris will have every legal, constitutional and moral right to participate in those,” he said.Malik said that it is a historical fact that no freedom struggle has ever been defeated. “So let India and Pakistan talk or not talk, let anybody say whatever he wants, Kashmiris will continue with their legitimate freedom struggle till the achievement of their freedom,” he said.