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)

Obama administration might pressure India over Kashmir tangle

JKAPHC Media Cell: Former US ambassador to India Robert Blackwill has said that the Obama administration wanted good relations with India, but there could be a substantial change in Obama`s policies from that of the George W. Bush administration would take very hard work and skilful diplomacy from both the governments to keep the US-India relationship on its current level, he added.

Robert said that New Delhi might face pressure from the Obama administration over resolving the Kashmir dispute and on signing the CTBT. He thought the Obama administration`s current preoccupation with Pakistan and China had led to the downgrading of India in US` strategic calculations.

He was optimistic about the long-term prospects for Indo-US relationship, but he cautioned that in the immediate future bilateral ties were likely to be more problematic than had seen in recent years.

He singled out differing perceptions on Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Iran, civil nuclear cooperation, CTBT, climate change, India`s nuclear weapons and protectionism as some of key problematical issues which could cause a variety of problems in the US-India relationship in the next months and years.

Sham Parliamentary elections: no bearing on Kashmir dispute: APHC

Media advisor All Parties Hurriyat Conference and Chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party(PP) Syed Saleem Geelani in a statement has totally rejected the sham parliamentary and by-elections in Kashmir and termed them as a futile exercise. “These elections have no bearing on nature of the dispute,” Syed Saleem said, adding, “Despite façade elections in Kashmir three conventional wars happened between Pakistan and India ,so geo-political reality of Kashmir doesn’t change with these futile elections. ”
“PP cadre along with activists are urged to contact at mass level about the programme formulated by APHC in context with swindle elections of 7th and 13th May2009 ,party condemns the illegal detention of Pro-freedom Leaders and coercing youth in the garb of parliamentary elections,” Geelani said, in spite of worst health condition of Dr. Ghulam Mohammad Hubbi , police has detained him in police station Chrar-e-Shareef .
Syed Saleem Geelani maintained that puppet regime of Kashmir is scared about the pacifist political activities of Pro-freedom leaders ,thus has caged Chairman APHC Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammad Umer Farooq , besides other Hurriyat leaders -New Delhi seems to be hell-bent to continue the illegitimate detention of Senior Hurriyat Leader Shabir Ahmad Shah and in sheer frustration Indian paramilitary forces on Monday tortured and arrested some youth, who were hoisting black flags for which Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammad Umer Farooq has given the call as a mark of peaceful protest against the interference into religious affairs of Kashmiri Muslims.
Meanwhile APHC Press Secretary Ghulam Hassan Majrooh has strongly denounced the excesses rendered on Senior Hurriyat Leaders, Musdiq Adil and Abdul Majid Wani for winching black flags on their vehicles.
“People are urged to stay away from deceptive parliamentary elections in Kashmir to respect the sacrifices of Martyrs ; our sacred assets,” Press Secretary said.
In the meantime two senior Hurriyat activists ,Lateef Ahmad Malik and Waseem Ahmad Lone have been arrested by police and lodged in police station Sheer Gari Srinagar, while as Ajaz Ahmad Sofi has been arrested and detained at police station Safakadal, even if , Mehraj -ud -din Gojri of Islamic Political Party continued the stay away poll campaign in various parts of Srinagar.

Leave Kashmir to Us, Stick To Your Job: Mirwaiz To NC

APHC Media Monitoring Service: Asserting that his alliance was the custodian of Kashmiri blood, the chairman of the Hurriyat , Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, on Monday lashed out at NC president, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, saying that the Hurriyat did not need pro-India figures to mediate for holding talks on the Kashmir issue. The Mirwaiz said that there would be no violent reaction around Jamia Masjid, if the forces desisted from provoking youth by placing restrictions. Apparently in response to Dr. Abdullah’s insinuation that that the Hurriyat was not clear on its stand whether it was with India, Pakistan or China, the Mirwaiz hit back saying that the agenda of his alliance was clear and that it stood for the permanent resolution of the Kashmir issue. Dr. Abdullah had roused the ire of the pro-freedom camp here by his statement Sunday asking the Hurriyat to come forth with its agenda and a road map on Kashmir so that the NC could help it at the New Delhi. Bristling at the suggestion, the Mirwaiz said that the pro-India forces, who, he said, had no business to extend invitations to the Hurriyat, could not go about advising the pro-freedom camp. “Whenever the Hurriyat has to talk to India of Pakistan on Kashmir, it will do so on its own strength. It does not require pro-India figures to mediate for it,” he said, adding, “The goals of the pro-India figures are limited to power and office, while the Hurriyat aims for freedom” “The pro-India forces should first work on the tasks assigned to them by the people. The Hurriyat will talk about Kashmir by itself,” he added . Mirwaiz said:“The Hurriyat Conference is not being allowed to take its point of view to the people. We are being stopped from discharging our religious duties, and being subjected to restrictions” Referring to Friday prayers at the Jamia Masjid, the Mirwaiz said that stone-pelting took place because of the restrictions by the police and the paramilitary forces. “The forces deliberately provoke the youth, inflaming them by posing obstacles in religious duties, and this leads to a reaction,” he said,“Let the forces end the curbs, allow freedom of movement to the Hurriyat leaders and the freedom to discharge religious duties to the public, and desist from keeping the people under siege, and I think there will be no flare up from the youth” Referring to the elections now underway in the state, the Mirwaiz said that the process would have no bearing on the status of the Kashmir issue even if 100 per cent votes were cast.

APHC expresses deep sorrow over the death of passengers in Kishtwar, Jammu

APHC in a statement has passed condolence resolution -- expressed deep sorrow at the tragic death of dozens of passengers in a tragic accident at Kishtwar on Monday. APHC prayed that let the departed souls rest in peace and the next of kith and kin have the patience and fortitude to bear the irreparable loss of the members of the family, spokesman said.
APHC has strongly condemned the continuous house arrest of chairman APHC Mirwaiz Moulvi Mohammad Umer Farooq, Executive Member Aga Syed Al Moosvi Al Safvi, Senior Peoples Conference Leader Dr. Gh. Mohammad Hubbi, Provincial President Nayeem Ahmad Khan, spokesman said APHC also denounces the house arrest of Zaffar Akber Bhat and illegal detention of Hakeem Abdul Rashid and Mohammad Yousuf Naqash.
Meanwhile Executive Member APHC and Acting Chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples League, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza in a statement has expressed profound sorrow over the death of more than 2 dozen people: in a terrible road accident at Kishtwar, Jammu on Monday. Mukhtar Waza extends deep sympathies with the bereaved, and prays peace to the departed souls.
Peoples League strongly denounces the raid on Peoples League Head Office at Rajbagh Srinagar wherein Senior Peoples League Leader Shakeel-ur-Rehman and Office Superintendent Ghulam Mohidin Shah where psychologically tortured, party condemns the continuous house arrest of Chairman APHC Mirwaiz Moulvi Mohammad Umer Farooq besides other pro-freedom leaders and supports the call given by the chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference.
In the meantime President Jammu Kashmir Mahaz-e-Azadi (MeA) Mir Mohammad Iqbal in a statement has expressed profound grief and sorrow over the death of more than 2 dozen commuters, who died in a terrible road accident at Kishtwar. Mahaz extends heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved families and prays perpetual peace to the departed souls. Meanwhile MeA reprehends continuous house arrest of chairman APHC Moulvi Mohammad Umer Farooq besides other pro-freedom leaders. “It is Hurriyat leadership which has given a space for comprehensive peaceful dialogue over Kashmir,” Iqbal said, adding, “To cage pro-freedom leaders can give ugly turn to the situation, for which New-Delhi shall be held fully responsible”.

Mirwaiz urges Kashmiris to hoist black flags tomorrow

In occupied Kashmir, the APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has appealed the people to hoist black flags on mosques, houses and vehicles, tomorrow, to protest against the infringements upon the religious rights of Kashmiri Muslims by the occupation authorities.
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who remained under house arrest, today, was telephonically addressing a meeting of Hurriyet leaders, lawyers, intellectuals, traders, ulema and transporters at Mirwaiz Manzil in Srinagar, today. He also called upon the government employees to attend their offices with black bands on their arms and urged the Imams to denounce preventing people by the authorities from holding Juma congregations. An anti-India demonstration was held after the meeting and people raised pro-liberations slogans.

Religious interference intolerable: APHC

APHC Media Cell: All parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) in a statement strongly reprehends the continuous house arrest of Chairman Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammad Umer Farooq, who is suffering from the multiple disc ailment and condemns the constant house- lying-in of Executive member, Chairman Anjuman-e-Sahrie Shain, Agha Syed Hassan Almosvi Asafvi.
Meanwhile Senior leader of APHC, and Peoples Conference, Dr. Ghulam Mohammad Hubbi, despite deteriorating health condition: kept under illegal detention and Senior Hurriyat leader Hakeem Abdul Rashid has been shifted to Central Jail Srinagar, APHC Spokesman said.
“To cage Pro-freedom leaders by various methods has exposed the true character of puppet government ruling Jammu Kashmir and seems hell-bent to continue the wayward act ” spokesman APHC said, adding, “Not allowing Kashmiri Muslims to offer Juma Prayers at historical Jamia Masjid for consecutive seven Fridays is surely intervention into the religious affairs of Muslims, which can’t be tolerated and this like act reveals the era of 19th century , tyrant Sikh ruler ”
“To place Pro-freedom leaders under stringent Confinement to their houses can not slay their determination towards the just cause to which they are wedded with , we salute the resolute of naïve Kashmiris,” he added, President Mahaz-e-Azadi(MeA) Mir Mohammad Iqbal has felicitated peoples of South Kashmir for staying away from sham parliamentary elections and has strongly denounced the occupied authorities in Kashmir for not allowing people to offer Juma Prayers at Jamia Masjid.
In the meantime General secretary Itihad-ul Muslimeen , Ghulam Hassan Mjaroo has also deprecated over the intervention into religious affairs of Kashmiri Muslims by not allowing to observe Friday congregation at Jamia Masjid, while as Chairman Jammu Kashmir Salvation Movement Zaffar Akber Bhat has also spoken in same tone and content.