“The Kashmiri people, like people everywhere, deserve their fundamental human rights”. They should live free of fear and repression.
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“I call on the United Nations, the global community and India and Pakistan to work together with utmost urgency to right these wrongs, providing the people of Kashmir with the dignity, respect and freedom they deserve”.
At least 75 people have lost their lives and over 10,000 injured in violent clashes between the security forces and civilians following the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani on July 8.
Congress today accused BJP of “fooling” the people of Kashmir on the issue of holding talks with separatists, saying it had already agreed on talking to Hurriyat under its agenda of governance with PDP. Recently, India sent an all-party delegation headed by Union Home minister Rajnath Singh to hold parleys with various sections of the society and listened to their concerns as part of efforts to find a common solution to the current unrest.
Besides, he recalled Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister late Mufti Mohd Sayeed had, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, thanked those “across the border” for peaceful elections in the state.
Shortly after the delegation’s visit, reports emerged that the government was considering a crackdown on activist leaders, including suspending the payment for their medical expenses or benefits, such as accommodation in state guest houses.
The names, which are doing rounds include hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik, though the latter did meet the all-party delegation.
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The Centre is considering to crush down members of the Hurriyat Conference after they shooed away members of the all-party delegation tried to talk to them in Srinagar.
