Meanwhile, Kashmiri separatists, who are also alleged to be on the pay role of Pakistani agencies have chalked out an exhaustive progamme to observe anniversary of 2010 stone pelters who were killed while making security forces their target.
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Mirwaiz said Hurriyat would reach out to Pandits and appraise them against the conspiracies of establishing separate colonies for them. Later, Mirwaiz and Malik went to Geelani’s home and held a closed-door meeting for about 90 minutes.
In a statement, Hurriyat Spokesman said that alike the main stream politicians who took up this issue in the State Assembly, they will also chalk out a programme to discuss this matter with an open mind. This is for the second time since 2008 Amarnath Shrine Board land row that the separatists have assembled at one platform – much to the worry of the state government.
Political observers said it was “unexpected” that the government allowed Sunday’s seminar because in the recent past, it has been continuously trying to prevent such events called by the Hurriyat.
Mirwaiz said: “The return of Kashmiri Pandits is a humanitarian issue”.
While talking about return of Kashmiri Pandits the Mirwaiz told the guest that Kashmiri Pandits were an integral part of Kashmiri society and that Hurriyat had always stood for their dignified return to the Valley so that they once again became part and parcel of Kashmiri social milieu.
Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umer Farooq in a joint seminar here at the residence of the former, stated that construction of Sainik colonies and new industrial policies were aimed at “settling non-state subjects in the Valley and change the demography of the state”.
Pandit said that Geelani is bearing the sins of numerous innocent lives and the disposition of lakhs of people.
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The united show of separatists may have unnerved the government, but it needs to be seen how it reacts to the joint strategy against Pandit and Sainik colonies.
