Category: Union Territory

Expresses concern on ill treatment with Kashmiri students in Noida

Srinagar: Stressing upon the people of north Kashmir to reject the so-called polls and show complete commitment and resolve towards freedom struggle, Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who continues to be under house arrest, has appealed people to observe peaceful protest strike on May 7- the day staged polls are going to conducted in north Kashmir. The meeting of Hurriyat Executive Council was scheduled to be held today had got to be postponed due to the continuous house arrest of APHC Chairman.

According to a statement issued to KNS, while condemning the arrest and detention of Hurriyat leaders, hundreds of youth from central and south Kashmir of scores of youth and resistance leaders and activists from north Kashmir, Mirwaiz said the state authorities were resorting vindictive tactics. He said after South and Central Kashmir, people of north Kashmir were subjected to suppression and arrests.

Expressing concern over the ill treatment met by the Kashmiri students in Noida, Delhi, Mirwaiz stated that Kashmiri students and traders are not secure and have always been targeted by the communal elements in India. He stated that the security of Kashmiri students and traders outside the state was the responsibility of Government of India.

Condemning the slapping of PSA on Wasim Ahmad Sofi of Pulwama, Mirwaiz termed it as a cheap tactics based on retribution. He stated that black laws were imposed in Kashmir to suppress the freedom struggle and to weaken the sentiment for movement.

Mirwaiz also expressed concern over the massacre of Assamese Muslims on communal lines. He stated that government of India should take steps to ensure the security of minority Muslim community in Assam. He said the massacre of Muslim belies the claim of so called apostles of democracy in India that minorities were safe in the “secular state”.

Meaanwhile, hurriyat spokesman has condemned the house arrest of APHC Chairman and senior leader Zaffar Akbar Bhat, and arrest of other Hurriyat leaders including Engineer Hilal Ahmad War, Hakim Abdul Rashid, Jameel Ahmad War, Sajad Noorabadi, Roman Dar and other youth and resistance leaders lodged in different Police Stations. (KNS)

‘Will not allow harassment of Kashmiri Students, asks CMs to ensure their safety’ 

Handwara: Lambasting Narendra Modi for his anti-Kashmiri campaign and instigating university students against Kashmiri boys and girls seeking education in various universities of the Country, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah who is also Working President of National Conference described it most unfortunate and an act of highest disregard. He said that for mere political gain Narendra Modi is playing with the fire. He said Modi’s this uncalled for and dangerous act would create distress and dismay in the minds of young generation. He cautioned Narendra Modi against the fall-out and consequences of such anti-Kashmiri utterances.

According to a statement issued to KNS, while addressing election rallies at Bandipora, Handwara and Pattan on Monday, Omar urged the Chief Minister’s of all the States of the Country to ensure safety of Kashmiri students and debarred such politicians to address university students who flair up communal and regional tension and generate hatred against Kashmiri students.

Omar said that Narendra Modi and his agents should learn a lesson or two from the Kashmiris about the trait of mutual brotherhood, secularism, love and dignified treatment to the guests. “The people of Kashmir receive lakhs of visitors and Yatris every year and are extending highest degree of hospitality and love to them”, he said and asked all the Chief Ministers of the Country to take a leaf from this book of people of Kashmir and ensure protection, safety and smooth imparting of education to Kashmiri youth studying in various universities in the Country.

The Working President National Conference hit PDP left, right and centre describing the party an amalgam of power hungry lot whose track record is sufficient proof of betray, opportunism, deception and double-face of its leadership. “Power hungry PDP leadership is known for political somersaulting and making alliances for their convenience”, he said and reminded the people of the broken promises made by this party to the people on providing ‘two employments’ to each household and giving ‘healing touch’ to their wounds. “All are aware that on employment front Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Mehbooba Mufti got themselves employed as the Chief Minister of the State and the Member of the Parliament, and instead of giving healing touch to the people the leadership of PDP gave them killing touch and indulged in highest degree of nepotism, malpractices and misgovernance. So much so that they dislodged the government of their coalition partner for power thrust”, he said and cautioned the people of the habitual tactics of PDP leadership to blow its own trumpet and mislead the people by raising sentimental and false slogans.

Omar Abdullah said that presently PDP leadership is misleading the masses by carrying the bogus propaganda bogie of ‘Badlau’ (Change) in the current election campaign despite the fact that Lok Sabha Election has nothing to do with the election of Chief Minister or the MLAs. “They are doing this to deceive the people otherwise by ‘Badlau’ they want to bring Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India and they are extending all tactical and hidden support to him”, he said and added that the PDP leadership lacks guts and has no courage to openly support Narendra Modi. “They are in hidden league with BJP which has actually founded this party in the State to carry forward its anti-Jammu and Kashmir agenda and divide the society here through its PDP agents”, he maintained and referred to the fielding of candidates by PDP in Jammu Division tactfully to divide the voters and help BJP.

Omar Abdullah said that ‘Badlau’ (Change) has already been affected by his government in the State in peace scenario, public empowerment and in the development process during the last over five years through the implementation of people-friendly policies, holding of Panchayat Elections, enactment of Public Services Guarantee Act, Right to Information Act, Reconstitution of Accountability Commission, constitution of Vigilance Commission and putting in place various measures to empower people bring transparency in the administrative affairs giving good governance to the people.

The Working President National Conference said that presently voters have to cast their vote to elect the Prime Minister of the Country and Parliament. He said Lok Sabha Polls have nothing to do with the State Assembly elections or the election of the Chief Minister. “When that time will come I will return to you with the performance card of my government. We will give you the detailed account of our work done in all sectors and all areas of the State and then ask you to judge us on our performance”, he said asking the people not to get led astray by the propaganda of ‘change’ being carried by the PDP to deceive the people. He told the voters to vote in large numbers in favour of NC-Congress coalition candidate Sharief-ud-Din Shariq in the Baramulla-Kupwara Parliamentary Constituency going to Polls on 7th of May 2014.

“You have to decide between communal forces led by BJP and supported by PDP in the State and secular democratic society led by Rahul Gandhi and supported by NC-Congress alliance”, he told the people and said that Jammu and Kashmir has always been abode of secular and pluralistic credentials. “We the people of Jammu and Kashmir have always rejected communal forces and the track record in this regard particularly of Kashmir Valley is glaring and unblemished. We have to understand the game being played by PDP to divide us and garner support for its tutor Narendra Modi”, he asserted.

Omar asked the people to vote and support NC-Congress joint candidate from Baramulla-Kupwara Parliamentary Constituency and strengthen the hands of Rahul Gandhi in the Centre. Omar said that coalition government in the State is committed for holistic, equitable and inclusive development of the State besides strengthening secular-democratic trait. “We are fighting the communal and divisive forces”, he said and appealed to the people to stand with the NC-Congress alliance and contribute positively to keep communal forces away from power in New Delhi.

Omar was accorded heartiest welcome by thousands of people at the venues of rallies who were chanting slogans in favour of Omar, his government and his party. They welcomed the Chief Minister by showering flower petals and offering boutiques to him. At Handwara the Working President National Conference was carried in a long procession upto to the site of election meeting in which thousands of enthusiastic crowd participated extending their support to Omar and NC-Congress joint candidate, Sharief-ud-Din Shariq. The conspicuous among the participants in the procession were the youth of the area. President National Conference, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Minister Ch. Mohammad Ramzan, National Conference Provincial President, Kashmir, Nasir Aslam Wani, NC-Congress joint candidate, Sharief-ud-Din Shariq and NC spokesman Junaid Azim Mattu besides various NC, Congress leaders addressed and participated in the rallies. (KNS)

‘People yearn for Azadi from NC’s deceitful politics’

Kupwara: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba MuftiMonday appealed people of North Kashmir to give a final push to the movement for change set into motion by the people in south and central Kashmir.

“As the people were yearning for ‘Azadi’ from the devious politics of the National Conference, they used the democratic means to bring about the change in south and Central Kashmir,” Mehbooba said while addressing various roadside meetings at Kupwara on the last leg of her campaign for the Baramulla parliamentary constituency. On this occasion Fayaz Ahmad Mir, Mohd Afzal Wani, Deen Mohammad Cheetah, Chooudhry Salamudin, Choudhry Sirajudin , youth leader Tahir Sayeed,Mehrajudin Shah, Mohd Maqbool Dar, Fayaz Ahmad Wani, Reyaz Ahmad Peer, Mohd Afzal, Khurshid Ahmad, Fayaz Ahmad and others were also present.

Urging people of North Kashmir to vote and support, PDP candidate Muzaffar Hussain Baig, Mehbooba said Baig has achieved a distinction for himself both in the public and professional life as a politician and lawyer and it is only because of his sheer talent, determination and maturity of thought he has proved to be an asset for the state of which we all should be proud of.  She said his achievements and contribution for the welfare of the state has been exemplary and his win is important, not only for the PDP but for the entire society, to make the nation understand about the sensibilities of the people and prevailing ground realities in Kashmir.

Mehbooba said Baig has contributed immensely to the state as deputy chief minister by holding charge of Finance, Planning and Tourism ministries and it is also because of experience and discipline he brought in these important ministries J&K could see a robust growth during PDP-led coalition government. She said he, as an authoritative representative of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, along with the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, is the architect of the Common Minimum Programme between PDP and Congress in 2002 which paved a way for streamlining the things in the state.

The PDP chief said Baig has a role in determining the objectives of PDP as a party that would strive for safeguarding the rights and interests of the state and make a difference in lives of ordinary man whose voices have always been got trampled under the devastating politics played by the National Conference over the last many decades.

She said it is a high time he goes to the parliament at a time when the PDP has laid out a roadmap for engaging the public opinion in-and-outside   of the parliament throughout the country for taking the state out of the difficulties and its immense problems that has accumulated as a result of insecurity, uncertainty and economic backwardness of last nearly seven decades. “PDP is going to the national level not for power but to make the country clear that people of J&K would no longer take injustices and denial of rights,” she said and added that we will make serious and sincere efforts to set a new institutionalized Kashmir policy at the national level to get it out the present quagmire and mess.

She said the NC, which has always won elections from J&K, has never represented us in an honest and true sense at the national level. “They have always used votes that people cast for them as bargaining chip for getting luxuries of power to Abdullah family no matter who is elected as MP and MLA,” Mehbooba said adding it is always the members of the ‘first family’ of NC that have benefited out of it as ministers in the Central government and in the state as chief minsters.

Making a fervent appeal to the North Kashmir electorate Mehbooba said this is an occasion that people must utilize and rise above their ideological and traditional likings, like people of Anantnag and Srinagar parliamentary constituencies, and give a wholehearted support to PDP and elect Baig to the parliament.

Boycott Indian election and defeat the nefarious designs of enemies who want to divide us and defeat our freedom movement.: JKLF

Srinagar: JKLF leader Mir Siraj ud Din was today arrested along with Mohammad Jamal and Abdul Rehman Pahalwan when they were peacefully campaigning for election boycott in Yaal Baramullah. They were cordoned and arrested by army and have been shifted to some unknown place. Prior to this police arrested senior JKLF leader master Sheikh Mohammad Afzal along with Mohammad Shafi Lone in nocturnal raids at their houses in Trehgam Kupwara. Police has also arrested JKLF activists Mohammad Akbar Wani and Mohammad Sultan from Seer Sopore while as police and STF raided the residence of JKLF district president Bandipora Syed Nissar Jeelani at Hajan and have arrested his brother Ashiq Hussain Jeelani (a government employee) in his place. STF and forces also thrashed many people and ransacked many residential houses at Hajan after a peaceful protest against nocturnal raids and arrests.

Detained chairman Jammu Kashmir liberation front while condemning these arrests, raids and oppressive measures has said that this tyrannical attitude is being practiced in the name of so called democracy and this can be actually termed as ugly face of worst dictatorship and anti democratic behavior. Yasin sahib said that whole of Kashmir has been turned into a big prison and thousands of people are being subjected to torture. Condemning the mass arrests in Pulwama and imposing black law PSA on innocent young man Mohammad Waseem S/O Bashir Ahmad Sofi, Yasin Malik said that these atrocities are being committed as an act of revenge after the successful boycott campaign. He said that suppressing the voices of dissent by iron fist cannot be termed but as anti democracy and act dictatorial mind set. Yasin Malik said that these kinds of atrocities can never succeed in defeating a nation that is committed to keep striving for the cause of freedom and humanity.

Despite these barbaric measures, JKLF leaders continued their Public awareness program asking people to keep away from Indian elections throughout north Kashmir. leaders Noor Mohammad Kalwal, sheikh Abdul Rashid, Mushtaq Ahmad, Abdul Majeed Shah,Abdul Azaiz Lone and Ghulam Mohammad visited Dragmola,Muqam Shahwali,Shah Mohalla,Payeen Mohalla,and Faqeer Mohalla in Kupwra ,while as leaders Abdul Rashid Magloo, etc visited Kolen, Bandi Payeen, Watelgaam,Wagoora,Tethgam, Darhama and other areas of Baramullah,Professor Javed along with Farooq Ahmad, Fayaz Ahmad etc visited Margay Pora, Gohal Tengpora,Gulabwari,Lolipora,Andergam and Chanderhama in Pattan and appealed people to boycott Indian elections on 7th may 2014. Leaders while addressing various corner meetings and campaigning house to house also distributed pamphlets

Leaders while condemning the continued detention of resistance leaders and hundreds of youth across the valley said that These revengeful acts of state violence are an evidence of the defeat the rulers and their masters in Delhi have suffered at the hands of Kashmiri masses that through their exemplary boycott have shown to the whole world that Kashmiris only want freedom. Appealing people of north Kashmir to show resilience and passion and respect for the sacrifices, leaders appealed them to boycott Indian election and defeat the nefarious designs of enemies who want to divide us and defeat our freedom movement.

Meanwhile a peaceful protest sit in was held at Pulwama today against the spree of arrests and imposing PSA on innocent Mohammad Wassem .people from every walk of life , the relatives of arrested youth participated in the sit in along with JKLF district president Javed Ahmad Bhat and others. People protested against the spree of arrests and imposition of black laws on innocent boys and termed it as a shameful act.

Srinagar: While urging people to vote in favor of coalition candidates to strength secularism and to defeat Narendra Modi, Rasik Bhat General Secretary National Conference Students Union in voice today termed Modi threat for Country if he becomes Prime Minster. Addressing a Youth / Students  gathering here in North  Kashmir’s Baramulla district . This is not the time to Question each other but this is time to rethink whether we can defeat Modi or not? From past Many years I know from which stage this state progressed but I am afraid that if he sits in New Delhi, he will destroy the constitution. He is poison for this country” said Rasik Bhat  while acknowledging that we might have hurt each Students / Youth  urged workers not to raise questions but contribute in saving the country. “This person is saying one thing but believe me he will do opposite to it. So we have to save the nation.” He said that so far our Chief Minister / Party President  Omar Abdullah has proved his best in Concern of Youth and Students of J&K.  We are hopeful that collation will win all the Seats in J&K, “Modi is definitely a threat for secular India, for our brotherhood and secularism, he is like poison and we all have to defeat him to ensure safety of the country, safety of the economy and brotherhood.” Rasik Bhat said that top leadership of BJP itself is too afraid of Narender Modi. “Now a day’s Advani  is silent it is because he himself is afraid of Modi, Jaswant Singh and Sushma Suwraj is too afraid of Modi Ji”, He said

SRINAGAR: Joint Secretary of J&K Pradesh Congress Committee Salman Nizami today asked the people to vote for NC-Congress coalition candidate stating that every single vote cast in their favor will be to keep the communal forces at bay. He said it would also strengthen the secular and democratic ethos of the country. Taking a dig at media surveys which have shown BJP leading in the country, Nizami claimed the UPA would be the largest after the polls. Criticising the BJP, he said that the saffron party doesn’t want development; it only uses it as tool to grab power. He said that the voters should ensure that the new Prime Minister of India is a leader who would carry all sections of the society along with him and have a secular and democratic mindset as opposed to an individual who harbors communal hatred and believes in religious polarization of the country. He said that “Today, it’s very easy to be communal but very difficult to remain secular. Congress Party knows how to fight these communal forces,”. He further said that the people vote the party to power which works for development and UPA government has fulfilled all its promises made in the party manifesto. He said BJP is dividing the country on the basis of caste and religion. Modi has destabilised the harmony and brotherhood of a secular country, Gujarat riots will remain a black mark on history and heritage of India, he has killed the innocent people to grab power, his venomous approach towards Muslims and other minorities makes him unfit to lead the country of pluralistic ethos Nizami added. J&K is not safe in the hands of dictator, he is hell-bent to evade article 370, by way of which he is further illustrating kashmiris. It is by way of Congress-NC coalition govt that people have started reposing a trust and faith in the system. Kashmiris were pushed to wall and they resorted to violence because of the corruption in the state during the time of NDA regime and congress tried to clean the state from corruption and the highest priority of Congress led coalition govt was development and prosperity of the state.