Press Release Srinagar.March 09: While rejecting the proposal to extend the lease to army over the Toosa Maidan firing range, All Parties Hurriyat Conference cautioned about the move and termed it as unacceptable. Hurriyat Conference said that we stand by the demand of the people from affected areas that the Toosa Maidan should be developed as tourist destination which will create many job opportunities for the poor people of the area. Hurriyat said that the Jammu Kashmir is the most militarized region in the world and they have forcibly occupied many lakh canals of land, which have made the life of surrounding people miserable. In Sunday’s press release, while terming the silence of Umar led government over the issue of Toosa Maidan as criminal, Hurriyat Conference said that the pro-Indian parties only care for their power and for this they can mortgage the entire state and the people with India. They have failed in adopting a clear stand with respect to the lease of Toosa Maidan and they don’t want to make the army and intelligence upset because of the election drama of 2014. Hurriyat said that the areas like Gulmarg, Pehalgam, Toosa Maidan etc. are the models of the nature and beauty of Kashmir and due to these areas, Kashmir is known as Switzerland of Asia, but with the help of state government, the Indian army has forcibly occupied these landscapes and have created environmental problems for its future. Hurriyat cautioned that we are closely monitoring the issue of extension of lease of Toosa Maidan and if it happens, we will not sit silently.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 16:21:24 +0000