Election boycott exposes pro-Indian leaders: APHC

In occupied Kashmir, the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has hailed people for complete boycott of fourth phase of Indian parliamentary polls.
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who is under house arrest for last several days, said that the boycott had demonstrated before the world community that the people of Kashmir didn`t accept polls under Indian constitution.
He said that the frustrated pro-Indian leaders were criticising the Hurriyet leadership to conceal their defeat in the parliamentary elections. Meanwhile President Jammu Kashmir Mahaz-e-Azadi(MeA), Mir Mohammd Iqbal in a statement has thanked and praised people of Srinagar for staying away from Sham Parliamentary elections in Kashmir. Iqbal said, “This has once again strongly proved that the façade elections in Kashmir have no bearing on the nature of dispute,” adding, “By pressure tactics and entice in the name of fake development can`t kill the resolute of Kashmiris.” Mahaz-e-Azadi believes in overall growth associated with progress but can only be ensured by durable and acceptable resolution of Kashmir, respecting wishes-sentiments of common people of Jammu Kashmir, Mir said: “We are never and never have been against any democratic process but to hold sham elections under the manifold of Indian constitution in Kashmir as apart of India is unacceptable to us , we are ready to participate in the democratic course , if it is held under the aegis of UN- meant to solve the Kashmir issue, Dr. Farooq Abdullah’s ,so-called advice to pro-freedom people speaks his bewilderment.” President MeA maintained that Kashmir being the nuclear flash point in the region ,if remains unresolved can invite another combat rather a full scale nuclear war-a manmade catastrophe- therefore to guarantee peace in South Asia, it is obligatory for Pakistan and India to resolve the issue for their own benefits and interests .The leader of APHC, Nayeem Ahmad Khan also thanked electorate for boycotting the India parliamentary elections.(With the inputs taken from KMS and Mahaz Media Cell)