Thursday 18th Jun, 2026
Srinagar, Oct 5: APHC (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday reiterated that for the past 70 years, the people of J&K have seen the “hard and soft, hot and cold, carrot and stick” of Government of India but despite all this, the basic problem has neither faded away nor got resolved but is as it was.
Addressing people at historic Jamia Masjid after two weeks of continuous restrictions, Mirwaiz according to a statement issued to GNs said the basic issue of resolution of the Kashmir dispute, the internationally recognised and endorsed dispute with multiple UN resolutions on it, is today more alive, more urgent and more dangerous than ever.
“Each generation of Kashmiris since 1947 has persuaded for its resolution to put an end to the uncertainty and distress that arises for them because of it. But to no avail, it has lingered on and become chronic mostly because successive governments in India refuse to acknowledge or engage with this basic fact,” he said.
“Instead, they (GoI) use diversions and brute force to repress people to deter them from seeking the resolution the consequence of which is a history of severe human right violations especially in the last thirty years,” he added.
Mirwaiz said the only way out is accepting the basic problem and addressing it head on.
“Right of self-determination is the most democratic and simple way to resolve it. Alternative method of dialogue among stakeholders is also available. Both are reasonable means of conflict resolution and of ensuring peace and prosperity for all in the region that can result as a consequence of it,” he said.
APHC (M) chairman said the people of Kashmir also want peace and prosperity as much as anyone else in the world but there can be no real peace without addressing truth and justice.
Referring to the ULB and Panchayat elections, Mirwaiz said that for the people of Kashmir, holding of elections, whether panchayat or parliamentary, has lost all value.
Meanwhile, after Friday prayers, AAC and Hurriyat activists staged a protest outside Jamia Masjid against the arrest spree of Hurriyat leaders, activists and youth across Kashmir. (GNS)