{"id":81952,"date":"2024-10-04T22:04:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T16:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/?p=81952"},"modified":"2024-10-04T22:04:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T16:34:19","slug":"never-advocated-gun-violence-talks-not-polls-way-forward-to-resolve-kashmir-issue-mirwaiz-umar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/04\/never-advocated-gun-violence-talks-not-polls-way-forward-to-resolve-kashmir-issue-mirwaiz-umar\/","title":{"rendered":"Never advocated gun, violence; talks, not polls way forward to resolve Kashmir issue: Mirwaiz Umar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Says GoI must acknowledge ground reality, take steps towards resolving issue through talks, We talked with Vajpayee, Advani, Manmohan Singh, same thinking needs to be carried forward; Don\u2019t want guns in hands of our youth; Don\u2019t want Kashmir to take shape of Palestine; Mainstream parties must unite to save whatever is left with us<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Srinagar, Oct 04 (KNO) Kashmir\u2019s head priest Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday said he has never advocated gun and violence as a means of solution to the issue and that elections can\u2019t be misconstrued as the settlement of Kashmir issue that is lingering since past seven decades.<\/p>\n

He also said that the Hurriyat was never against elections but against the \u201cclaims of projecting polls as a resolution to the vexed Kashmir issue that is lingering since past seven decades.\u201d<\/p>\n

Addressing the Friday congregational gathering at the historic Jamia Masjid here, Mirwaiz spoke his heart-out and said that the unilateral decision taken by the Government of India on August 5, 2019 should in no case be misconstrued as the resolution of Kashmir issue. \u201cThe vexed issue is lingering and very much alive. We have always been advocating dialogue as the peaceful means of resolving this issue for the everlasting peace in the region but there was no seriousness on the other side,\u201d Mirwaiz said as per news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO). He said that it was the Hurriyat leadership who talked on table with the then leaders that include Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L K Advani and Manmohan Singh.<\/p>\n

Mirwaiz said that the Kashmir issue should be resolved before it takes ugly shape like \u201cwe are seeing in the middle east how countries are locked up in a deadly battle. \u201cUnited States has double standards as it calls for a ceasefire on one hand, and on the other, it provides special weapons to Israel to bombard Palestine, Iran and Lebanon,\u201d he said. \u201cI hope the Kashmir issue is resolved before it takes an ugly turn and takes the shape of war.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that there is a need for the same approach to carry forward,\u201d Mirwaiz said. \u201cIron fist policy is not the solution. On August 5, 2019, our political rights were snatched and we lost our control on land rights, jobs and what not.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said that Hurriyat doesn\u2019t want to see guns in the hands of youth as \u201cKashmir conflict\u201d has already consumed three generations. \u201cWe always vociferously call for a meaningful dialogue for the permanent settlement of the issue,\u201d Mirwaiz said.<\/p>\n

Taking a jibe at J&K\u2019s mainstream leaders, Mirwaiz said that they all claimed that they are fighting elections for the protection of rights of people. \u201cHad they really been serious, they should have united and fought unitedly. But they preferred their personal interests over the larger interests of Kashmir,\u201d Mirwaiz said.<\/p>\n

He said Hurriyat was never against elections but against the claims being made that these elections are resolution or referendum on Kashmir issue. \u201cThe reality remains that Assembly or Lok Sabha elections are only for the resolution for day-to-day issues that include Sadak, Bijli and Pani. The large issue which is the political dispute remains there. Elections can\u2019t be misconstrued as the settlement of the Kashmir issue,\u201d the head priest said.<\/p>\n

He said GoI must begin the process of resolving the Kashmir issue through \u201ctable talks.\u201d \u201cNo iron fist policy will work,\u201d he said. \u201cHurriyat leadership may be under jails serving detentions. Many of them are booked under PSA and many under UAPA. The fact, however, remains that Hurriyat continues to represent genuine aspirations and sentiments of people of Kashmir.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also sought answers from the J&K administration as to why historic Jamia Masjid is closed on special religious occasion that include Shab-e-Qadr, Rabi-ul Awal, Jumat-ul-Vida etc. \u201cCant you see how people of Kashmir cooperate when there is religious festivals of other communities. Don\u2019t you see how we cooperate to make Amarnath Yatra a grand success? Why is Jamia being locked and prayers disallowed when there are special Muslim rituals,\u201d he said. Mirwaiz said that he has to attend the court in connection with his house arrest again. \u201cI hope the better sense prevails and we also allowed to attend religious functions wherever they are held. Now that Rabi-u-Saani month has commenced, there are many programs, I am hopeful that I will be allowed to attend all,\u201d he said\u2014(KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Says GoI must acknowledge ground reality, take steps towards resolving issue through talks, We talked with Vajpayee, Advani, Manmohan Singh, same thinking needs to be carried forward; Don’t want guns in hands of our youth; Don’t want Kashmir to take shape of Palestine; Mainstream parties must unite to save whatever is left with us   […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81953,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kashmir"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81952"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81954,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81952\/revisions\/81954"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}