Srinagar, Feb 23: Terming the soft approach of United Nations and India’s stubbornness in resolving the Kashmir issue as main reasons behind lingering of the longstanding dispute of Kashmir, Hurriyat Conference Jammu Kashmir senior leader Shabir Ahmad Shah Sunday said the peace in South Asia will be a distant dream without resolving the Kashmir issue.
“It is due to UN’s soft approach vis-à-vis Kashmir issue and India’s stubbornness in coming forward to resolve the issue that prompted several wars between the two nuclear neighbouring nations,” Shah said while while addressing a public gathering at Karhama, Ganderbal, organized by Hurriyat Conference Jammu Kashmir. Among others accompanying Shah included senior Hurriyat leaders, Shabir Ahmad Dar, Muhammad Yusuf Naqash, Wajhat Qureshi , Muhammad Yaseen Ataee, Salfi Fayaz and others who also spoke on the occasion.
Stronlgy condemning government of India’s claims that Kashmir is an integral part of India, Shah said Kashmir is not an issue between New Delhi and Srinagar but an issue between Kashmiri resistance leadership, India and Pakistan for which a tripartite dialogue is needed to resolve the issue.
“It (K-issue) is not a dispute between New Delhi and Srinagar but Pakistan is also a prime party to this dispute. Until or unless a tripartite dialogue is not held there is no possibility of reaching to any conclusion. If suppose UN resolutions fail to resolve the Kashmir issue, tripatite talks provide the best possible solution,” Shah added.
Commenting on the agreements held between India and Pakistan, Shah said the bilateral agreements didn’t help resolving the matter. “The issue is at same point as it was. Even the agreements between Kashmiris and New Delhi failed to resolve the issue,” he said.
Appealing people to completely boycott the upcoming polls, Shah said we have to give a clear message to the world that there is a freedom struggle going on in Kashmir and this election drama is a political trap to mislead people and world bodies.
“We must refrain from every such activity that poses detrimental to our freedom struggle and the mission of our martyrs by whose sacrifices Kashmir issue rose to international level. We are the guardians of their invaluable sacrifices and will continue our genuine struggle for freedom till its logical conclusion,” Shah added.