SRINAGAR, Jun 11: On the second death anniversary of the Tufail Ashraf Matoo-one of the first teenagers to be killed in 2010-the separatists leadership today came under severe criticism for its changing stance believed to be creating dissension in the society.
In a seminar organized at Mattoos’ Saida Kadal residence for remembering the teenager,The president Islamic Students League, Shakeel Bakhshi, could draw parallels between Tehreek Mahaz-e-Rai Shumari and the ongoing movement.
“That movement was about two decades old in 1975 and the bilateral relations started to improve. And today this movement has also completed two decades and the bilateral relations are improving. We must watch whether or not this movement is heading the same way, and the leaders must comprehend where they want to be, tomorrow,” he said. In a seminar organized at Mattoos’ Saida Kadal residence for remembering the teenager,The president Islamic Students League, Shakeel Bakhshi, could draw parallels between Tehreek Mahaz-e-Rai Shumari and the ongoing movement.
Bakhshi said whenever the leadership calls for a public movement it has to consider its viability in terms of resources and the support.
“You cannot experiment with people. It is not the laboratory,” he said.
the first one to raise fingers on the policies of the leadership was general secretary high court bar association, Advocate G N Shaheen.
He “registered protest” against the separatist and mainstream leadership for their inability to present the issues in right perspective.
“In 2010 the situation fizzled out of control within months for the leadership was not able to take it forward. There was no one to guide it,” the general secretary said, “And the same thing happened in 2008.”
Raising the issue of leaders’ silence over the militancy, he pointed out: “The leaders are silent about militants and no one is speaking a word. Recently 12 militants were killed on LoC, but no leader uttered a word.”
Without naming anyone, the Dukhtarn-e-Milat chief, Syeda Asiya Andrabi, ridiculed the separatist leaders for “denouncing militants” and “calling them terrorists.”
“The armed struggle will continue despite notions in India and the statement given by separatist against militancy and militants who they (separatists) now call terrorists. They shall accept their weakness for armed struggle, but do not say armed struggle has no space,” the DeM chief said in an assertive tone.
The president high court bar association, Advocate Mian Abdul Qayoom, said the “ever changing” statements from “some leaders” were spreading dissension among people.
“Even today I read a statement from a particular leader about the UN resolutions,” he said, “The UN resolutions are foundation of our movement.”
“Some leaders,” he added, “say we have only two choices of freedom or migration. But why shall we migrate? It is our land and we are oppressed. Why shall we leave?”
He advised the leaders to tread with caution “for most important thing for us is to save the movement.”
The chairman JKLF (H), Javid Mir, said the leadership would have to give up the “beggars’ approach.”
“We have made so many sacrifices. Why are we begging New Delhi for talks?” Mir questioned, and added that the UN resolutions are the “foundation of the Kashmir movement.”
“The people who have cold their conscience and dignity are using Kashmir issue for political gains,” Mir said.
He “registered protest” against the separatist and mainstream leadership for their inability to present the issues in right perspective.
“In 2010 the situation fizzled out of control within months for the leadership was not able to take it forward. There was no one to guide it,” the general secretary said, “And the same thing happened in 2008.”
Raising the issue of leaders’ silence over the militancy, he pointed out: “The leaders are silent about militants and no one is speaking a word. Recently 12 militants were killed on LoC, but no leader uttered a word.”
Without naming anyone, the Dukhtarn-e-Milat chief, Syeda Asiya Andrabi, ridiculed the separatist leaders for “denouncing militants” and “calling them terrorists.”
“The armed struggle will continue despite notions in India and the statement given by separatist against militancy and militants who they (separatists) now call terrorists. They shall accept their weakness for armed struggle, but do not say armed struggle has no space,” the DeM chief said in an assertive tone.
The president high court bar association, Advocate Mian Abdul Qayoom, said the “ever changing” statements from “some leaders” were spreading dissension among people.
“Even today I read a statement from a particular leader about the UN resolutions,” he said, “The UN resolutions are foundation of our movement.”
“Some leaders,” he added, “say we have only two choices of freedom or migration. But why shall we migrate? It is our land and we are oppressed. Why shall we leave?”
He advised the leaders to tread with caution “for most important thing for us is to save the movement.”
The chairman JKLF (H), Javid Mir, said the leadership would have to give up the “beggars’ approach.”
“We have made so many sacrifices. Why are we begging New Delhi for talks?” Mir questioned, and added that the UN resolutions are the “foundation of the Kashmir movement.”
“The people who have cold their conscience and dignity are using Kashmir issue for political gains,” Mir said.
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