Category: Union Territory

‘JKLF leader Sheikh Nazir presented before a court today’

Srinagar: “Our freedom struggle is adorned with the blood of martyrs and therefore no power can defeat it. Khawaja Abdul Gani Lone Shaheed and Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq Shaheed are among those martyrs who will always be remembered and followed,” this   was stated by the chairman JKLF Mohammad Yasin Malik in a press statement issued to KNS today in regard with the martyrdom anniversary of these great martyrs.

Malik said that today we remember these two leaders who sacrificed their lives for the cause of freedom. Recalling the struggle and sacrifices of Khawja Abdul Gani Lone, Malik said that he was one of the best politicians, intellectual and Human being. He always fought for the cause of freedom and tolerated all hardships, sufferings and miseries in this way.

He rejected power and position and joined the freedom struggle and never looked back. Malik said that his Separation was a personal loss for him as he was a selfless well wisher of JKLF and we will never forget his sacrifices. He was a symbol of intellect and wisdom and will remain in our hearts for the ages to come, added Malik.

While remembering the struggle and sacrifices of Shaheed I Millat Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq, Malik said that Shaheed Mirwaiz belonged to a family that has always inspired kashmiri’s. His family led this nation in the fields of politics, education, and religion. Mirwaiz Shaheed himself tolerated the hardships of jails, torture and oppression in the way of freedom .he never shied away from struggle and sacrifices and stood firm at the times of Hardness and finally sacrificed his life in the way of truth.

Malik said that today on the occasion of martyrdom anniversary of these two  great leaders, JKLF along with the nation of Kashmir remembers them and prays to Allah almighty for elevation in their position in Jannah.  Meanwhile imprisoned leader of Jammu Kashmir liberation front (JKLF) Sheikh Nazir Ahmad who is languishing in Srinagar central jail and is serving a life sentence was today presented before a court in Srinagar. The health of detained JKLF leader is fast deteriorating and jail Authorities have failed to provide him necessary medical facilities. JKLF has expressed concern over the health conduction of its leader and paid rich tributes to his valor and courage. JKLF also pays rich tributes to all those who are bearing the hardships of jails for the sacred cause of freedom.   

Prof Soz to chair series of review meetings this week

Srinagar: The Congress state unit has called a meeting of its’ ministers in the state cabinet on May 24 to discuss its humiliating performance in the just concluded Lok Sabah elections in the state.  

Confirming about the meeting, Muzaffar Parray, vice president Pradesh Congress Committee   (PCC) told KNS that Prof Saif-u-Din Soz, PCC president has called a meeting of Congress ministers on May 24. The meeting will be presided by Prof Soz.

“On May 27 the PCC president has called meeting of state executive committee to review and assess the reasons behind its poll debacle,” Parray told KNS. Party sources told KNS, that the meeting will be assessing the factors responsible for its decimation in Jammu regions. “The PCC will review the elements who have been instrumental in party’s inertia in Jammu region where the party veteran and former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad was defeated,” a senior Congress minister told KNS, pleading anonymity.

‘Omar should leave politics, try his luck in any other profession’

Srinagar: Terming the grief of National Conference and happiness of PDP with regarding to the just concluded Lok Sabha elections as ‘meaningless and irrelevant’, chairman Hurriyat Conference (G), Syed Ali Geelani said that the real success actually belongs to the pro-freedom people and the election boycott of the huge majority of people has proven that there are few days left with the pro-Indian parties in Kashmir and now they can’t ‘befool the people for long by their wicked policies’.

According to a statement issued to KNS, he said that a very few people casted their votes in the election drama and PDP should never misunderstand it as their victory, because this is actually hatred and anti-national and anti-people policies of National Conference which have forced few people to vote PDP and nothing else. In Monday’s press release, while thanking the Kashmiri people particularly youth for their ideal election boycott from the core of his heart, chairman Hurriyat said it is very pleasing that a huge majority of people listened to their conscious and boycotted the election drama despite tremendous pressure and force.

“The people of Kashmir have proved that they have understood the negative impacts of this exercise and they are fully aware of India’s wicked policies of using this military operation in the name of elections in international forums against the freedom movement of Kashmir. He said that if anybody have succeeded in 2014 election drama, they are pro-freedom people not any pro-Indian party and this self conscious of the people will be very beneficial for the future of our freedom movement. Geelani said that the celebrations of PDP over the election results are meaningless and unrealistic.

“This party is not any role model for Kashmiris nor has this party any vote bank in Kashmir, while as the victory of PDP over its rivals is not any support or favour of public but it is the reaction of people to the anti-national policies of National Conference. While commuting over the statement of Omar Abdullah in which he had said that he wants to know the reason from the public for his party’s out. The pro-freedom leader said that there is no need to go through the political science or examining minute things for the answer. It is a common issue and everybody is fully aware of it.”

Geelani said that Omar Abdullah should ask his own conscience in solitude and he should examine the reasons and circumstances for his party’s loss. “If he will think with cool mind then he can get the answer that after long 50 years, Kashmiri people have now recognized the real face of National Conference and this party has vandalized the nation and unlashed worst kind of atrocities on Kashmiri people which have hurt everybody here and everyone is feeling its pain and agony.”

Geelani said that the National Conference has played always a negative role in the history of Kashmir and they pushed the state of Jammu and Kashmir into slavery of India which is their historic blunder and then during the plebiscite movement the people were about to forget their faults, but in 1975 they once again deceived Kashmiri people and sold all the sacrifices of nation for their chair.

Geelani said that the majority of people of Kashmir are simple and kind hearted so the people were in dark about the sellout of 1975 for a very long time because it was unbelievable for them that a man who recites Surah Al-Rehman and Surah Yaseen will deceive them in such a way. Hurriyat chairman said that the world have progressed a lot now ad our nation have not only understood the filthy role of this party in the past but they have also discovered a real cruel and unkind face of Umar Abdullah & Farooq Abdullah that how can they wage a war against its own people for merely power. Farooq Abdullah backstabbed the freedom movement of Kashmir in 1996 and he has on records said that the youth should be shooted on sight instead of arresting them, because we have no space left in jails. Geelani said that if Farooq Abdullah is the murderer of Shaheed Mohammad Maqbool Bhat, his son has also played a very important role in hanging Shaheed Mohammad Afzal Guru thus keeping the tradition alive and in 2010 Omar Abdullah ‘killed 128 innocent students and detained about 3,000 youth in jails’, which made the people to run out of patience and made them to hate this party. Geelani said that despite these facts, if Omar Abdullah still wants to know the reasons of his defeat then ‘he should leave this politics and try his luck in any other profession and he should join some other line’.

Mehbooba, Beigh, Karra to visit constituencies before leaving for Delhi

Srinagar: Buoyed with the overwhelming performance in the just concluded Lok Sabah elections in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that swept all three constituencies in Kashmir valley has decided to visit different all the parliamentary constituencies to express gratitude to people for their support.

Naeem Akhter, PDP chief spokesman and MLC told KNS that the PDP president Mehbooba Mufti is scheduled to visit Khanabal Anantnag on Tuesday to meet people and express gratitude to them. PDP senior leader Muzaffar Hussian Beigh, who won from North Kashmir Lok Sabah constituency is scheduled to visit Baramulla before leaving to Delhi this week. He is scheduled to visit different areas in his Parliamentary constituency where he will meet people to express appreciations.

Similarly, party sources revealed that Tariq Hamid Karra, senior PDP leader who won from Srinagar Lok Sabah constituency is all set to visit different areas of his constituency before leaving fro Delhi this week. Karra will be meeting people in different assembly segments of his constituency to express thankfulness for their massive support in the juts concluded Lok Sabha elections.

Demands impartial probe

Srinagar: Expressing his shock and regret over the death of a girl in Lashipora Khag  due to an explosion and injury to 2 other children, Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq stated that the area lies close to the firing range of Indian army in Tosa Maidan, adding, there was all possibility that the little girl became the victim of an unexploded shell as has been happening in the past particularly in an around Tosa Maidan.

According to a statement issued to KNS, Mirwaiz stated that it has been a long sought after demand of hurriyat that all the areas bordering Tosa Maidan should not be only demilitarized and purged of explosive shells, but Army should be told to vacate that area. He further said that the people of the area have protested time and again over the losses of lives due to unexploded shells, but the government has remained unmoved over the issue.

Mirwaiz also condemned the killing of Abid Akbar Wani of Krankshivan Sopore by the unidentified gunmen. He demanded an impartial probe and stated that killers of innocent people can never be forgiven. He expressed his sympathies and  condolences with the bereaved family

Meanwhile hurriyat spokesman has condemned the continuous arrest of senior hurriyat leader Zaffar Akbar Bhat and hundreds of youth under the cover of the so called polls. He said that authorities have started new spree of arrests during which senior hurriyat leader Syed Saleem Geelani has been put under house arrest and scores of activists and workers of hurriyat are being harassed to foil the May 21 Eidgah Chalo programme.

The spokesman stated that such draconian measures would never dent the spirit of hurriyat leaders and activists and they will continue with the hafta Shohda programme as announced earlier.Spokesman reiterated the Eidgah Chalo programme and the 21st May Strike and appealed the people to make it a success. (KNS)

Immobilization, Guru’s execution, 2010 killings, disconnect surfaced in meeting

Srinagar: Continuing with its assessment meetings on its worst ever performance in just concluded Lok Sabah elections in Kashmir, the National Conference leadership for the second consecutive day on Monday met at Gupkar here deliberating on probable causes including lack of mobilization apparently responsible for its defeat.

Informed sources revealed to KNS, that the NC president Dr Farooq Abdullah chaired a meeting of party Core Group which was attended by many senior leaders including chief minister Omar Abdullah.

The other party veterans who attended the meeting included Abdul Rahim Rather, Ali Mohammad Sagar, Choudhry Mohammad Ramzan, Mohammad Akbar Lone, Mohammad Shafi Uri, S S Slathia, Ajay Sadhotra, Nasir Aslam Wani and Devinder Rana. Party sources revealed to KNS, that the Core Group discussed pre poll alliance with Congress, cross voting, low voter share in NC constituencies, future strategy and a wide disconnect with the people.

Sources said that the Core Group was unanimous that the execution of Mohammad Afzal Guru the parliament attack convict and over 120 civilian killings in 2010 had a huge impact on public mood that was reflected in a verdict against the NC. Many NC veterans in the Core Group gave vent to their inert feelings about a marriage of inconvenience with the Congress.

“The entire core group shared this opinion that many of the ill planned policies particularly that of execution of Guru affected NC’s influence on ground,” a senior NC leader told KNS pleading anonymity. “The Core Group also discussed worst performance of the party in its own bastions particularly in Central and North Kashmir. The groups stressed on need to reach out to people and know their grievances against NC,” another senior NC leader told KNS wishing not to be named.

The assessment and analysis of the poor performance shown by National Conference will continue on Tuesday in its district upto block level meeting scheduled to be held at Nawah-e-Subh complex.  The Tuesday’s meeting will be attended by provincial, district upto block level party office bearers besides its legislators and the candidates who in vain fought the Lok Sabha elections this year. “Since the block level workers are the backbone of any party and they are the ones to give a factual feedback to the party. The Tuesday’s meeting will continue deliberations on key issues from pre-poll alliance with its coalition partner Congress, cross voting, impact of national issues, Afzal Guru hanging, 2010 killings, local developmental issues and a wide disconnect with the youth,” said a NC minister who attended the core group meeting on Monday. (KNS)