Srinagar, Jan 05: On the completion of 66 years since the UN adopted the resolutions of Kashmir on January 5, 1949, granting the Kashmiris right to self determine their political future, hurriyat conference today organized a seminar titled “Right to self determination and United Nation Resolutions”. APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq chaired the seminar while senior hurriyat leaders including Professor Abdul Gani Bhat, Agha Syed Hassan Al Moosvi Al Safvi, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza, Syed Saleem Geelani, Javed Ahmad Mir, Engineer Hilal Ahmad War, Syed BAshir Andrabi, GH Mir, and Yasmeen Raja also spoke on the occasion. Senior hurriyat leaders including Musadiq Aadil, Advocate Abdul majeed Banday, Khaleel Ahmad Khaleel, Abdul Manan Bukhari, GN Zaki, Mushatq Ahmad Sofi, GN Najar, GN War besides galaxy of people including writers, intellectuals, lawyers, civil society members and general public also participated in the seminar. During his inaugural address, Mirwaiz said that the UN resolutions on Kashmir provide a legal basis to the Kashmir dispute. Being a historical stake holder to the dispute, Mirwaiz asserted that it was the moral responsibility of UN and international community to take serious steps to solve the lingering Kashmir issue in the light of pending UN resolutions. Terming the third party intervention to solve Kashmir as “significant and much needed”, APHC Chairman said that the bilateral talks between India and Pakistan tol solve Kashmir issue have always ended in deadlock. Hence, he said in such a scenario, third party intervention becomes inevitable and it was important that the world body like UN should intervene and use its offices to solve the dispute. Mirwaiz said that solution of Kashmir dispute is not important for India and Pakistan only, but security and stability of entire South Asia is attached to this issue. He said by overlooking the sensitivity and significance of Kashmir issue, oldest conflict on the planet in modern times, one can’t even dream of secure and stable south Asia. He said if the Kashmir issue has not been solved so far, more than people and leadership, the blame lies on the failure of international community and UN to address this issue. He said from past 66 years, UN has failed to implement its resolutions on Kashmir to solve the issue for once and all. He said repeated escalation of violence on the borders between India and Pakistan was not only leading to death of people across the border and mass migrations, but the situation was so explosive that it could take an ugly turn on slightest provocation from any side. APHC Chairman said that Indian leadership was highly mistaken,if it thinks political aspirations and emotions of Kashmiris could be suppressed by military build-up and wanton repression. He said that freedom struggle was etched in the hearts and minds of Kashmiris, adding, by using force and suppression, popular movements can’t be suppressed. Throwing light on the changing political dynamics of Kashmir, APHC Chairman said that hurriyat conference was minutely reading the situation. He said that hurriyat conference including all its constituents and leaders along with the leadership of all the three regions especially AJK is working towards formulating a strategy to defeat the hegemonic mindset aimed to divide Kashmir on regional and communal lines. He said that Kashmir dispute was a political issue, but unfortunately some people were trying hard to polarize the state by sowing the seeds of discord on the basis of religion, culture, ethnicity and region. He said the despite nefarious designs being hatched against Kashmiris, such thinking would not change the political and historical status of Kashmir as a disputed nation. He said that hurriyat is not against development and progress, but it should not be construed that Kashmiris have given up their right to self determination in lieu of financial benifits. Terming the strategies and planning inevitable for the protection and progress of struggle towards its logical end, Professor Abdul Gani bhat told the gathering the politics demands prudence and patience, not intolerance and frenzy. He said an effective strategy was needed to solve Kashmir issue in view of the changing scenario of the global politics. Senior hurriyat member Agha Syed Hassan told the gathering that UN resolutions provide legal basis for the freedom struggle to continue till it reaches its logical conclusion. Senior leader Mukhtar Ahad said that Kashmir as a nation have laid innumerable sacrifices of their life and property for the cause which can be equated with any big struggle taking place on the planet. Engineer Hilal Ahmad War threw light on the legal aspect of the UN resolutions and UN charter,He said the Kashmir was standing at a crucial point where it becomes incumbent on Kashmiris to go for self-introspection and self -accountability and there was a need to take the freedom struggle forward by utilizing our collective efforts and evolving a comprehensive strategy.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 14:17:32 +0000
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