KL Report
SRINAGAR
While appealing for complete and statewide shutdown on 26 January Monday, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani Thursday strongly condemned the circular by the administration in which the participation of the government employees in the 26 January function of government has been termed compulsory and wherein they have been directed to remain present into the Bakshi Stadium on the day.
In a statement from New Delhi he said, “India is claiming to be a big democratic country in the world and celebrates 26 January as its republic day but its democratic claims are being badly exposed in Jammu & Kashmir and this country is denying the democratic right of the people of Jammu & Kashmir from last 68 years. Kashmiris are nether the enemies of India or its people and nor are they opposed to their republic day celebrations within the limitations of Indian Territory but as far as the Kashmir is concerned, it is although an occupied territory held by India with the help of its military might so, they have no constitutional and moral justifications to celebrate these functions on the surface of Jammu & Kashmir because we see no sign of its democracy here visible on the ground.”
“The UN Charter supports the right to self determination of every nation of the world and this right has been accepted as the basic and birth right of every human being. This world body has recommended that the wishes and aspirations of the people of Jammu & Kashmir should be respected and India has promised at national as well as international levels that they will held a referendum in this state but those promises are yet to be fulfilled and the people of this state are being denied their democratic right,” he said.
Geelani added that it was the only reason for their opposition to hold this function of 26 January in Jammu & Kashmir and “we treat it as a big joke with the democracy.”
While appealing for complete boycott of the 26 January function, Hurriyat (G) chairman termed this government order as “sheer hooliganism and coercion which have termed the participation of employees in these functions as compulsory.”
“Participation of employees is in no way any part of their duty and forcing them for this is itself a proof of the fact that the state of Jammu & Kashmir is ruled by the police and army,” Geelani said and appealed the school children, teachers and parents not to be any part of the 26 January function.
He also expressed his concern over the reports that some school girls were being prepared for the singing and dancing programs for this day. “It doesn’t suit to a conscious person to allow his daughter for performing dance and singing in front of the unknown persons. It is also against our collective conscious,” he added.
