Srinagar
Hurriyat (G) Conference Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani termed the IPM’s visit to the state of Jammu and Kashmir mere military operation as India has always threatened the people by these armed gestures just to weaken our resolve for our basic and legitimate movement.
Converting the whole city into an army garrison, curbing and curtailing the movement of common people, suffocating the whole nation and then sarcastically labelling the state of Jammu and Kashmir as the “Crown”, is nothing but to befool the people. He said that Kashmir problem is not an issue of economic deprivation and perks and packages are not a solution to it. It is an issue concerning the basic and fundamental rights of more than 14 million humans- but beating the drum of “Development” as the only remedy for all the issues—looks not only unrealistic but insane as well.
Hurriyat Chairman said that premier has deliberately shied away from the historical facts, he has not bothered to go through India’s own freedom movement. Otherwise, he would have come across, the fact that development, like roads and building, markets and mansions, came up only under the Mughal and British rule and even today’s India is recognized and known for the remnant of that era. Had the economic reforms and development been able to lure the aspirants of freedom—India would have been contented with that glorious slavery.
He further said that announcing these mega projects, “more loyal than the king”, overjoyed class of local henchmen – should bear in mind once for all that India with your support has been perpetrating these political dramas for the last 7 decades, but has miserably failed to win the hearts of Kashmiris.
He further said that when our life and livelihood are not safeguarded, when our basic rights are drained, when more than 10 Lakh armed forces are threatening us, economic empowerment and Megaprojects lose the worth. When our life and honour is at stake, good living has no value.
Geelani Sahab said that our youth, in particular, don’t strive for the begging bowls of economic packages but they struggle to get rid of this “enforced slavery”. Referring to call to youth to join mainstream, Geelani Sahab said that it is the arrogance, military might and barbaric attitude which has forced our nation to the unending violence and economic destabilization, otherwise our people are peace-loving and fertile brainy, once we get rid of government rule, we can flourish both politically as well as economically and will not only be self-sufficient but can extend a helping hand to the needy people of our neighbours including India.
Hurriyat Chairman said that highly qualified and well-placed professionals are up in arms against the government as their long and bitter experience of subjugation is enough to make them understand that their life, livelihood, honour, culture, faith and dignity — nothing is safe under the Indian rule and we are left with no option than to strive and struggle to fight for our existence.
