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'Separatists not taking part in Kashmir
assembly polls'
Thursday May 03, 2012 03:09:10 PM,
IANS
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Srinagar: Kashmiri
separatist leader Shabir Shah Thursday refuted reports that the
separatists might participate in the 2014 assembly elections in
Jammu and Kashmir.
"There is no question of joining elections in the state under the
prevailing conditions," he said at a press conference.
Shah was reacting to comments made by the former chief of Research
and Analysis Wing (RAW) A.S. Daulat in an interview to the Rising
Kashmir newspaper.
"There is no such possibility. We are engaged in a peaceful
freedom struggle and the question of joining state assembly
elections under the prevailing circumstances does not arise," said
Shah, a member of the moderate Hurriyat group, who has been off
and on under house arrest for the past four months for attempting
to organise separatist rallies and protests.
He also urged leaders of the divided Hurriyat Conference to
dissolve individual groups and merge with the parent body.
"The Hurriyat has to move forward in a structured manner.
Grassroots level elections for the Hurriyat must be held and the
responsibilities at each level must be clearly defined. The
Hurriyat has to be strengthened in the best interests of the
people," he said.
Shah is part of Hurriyat group headed by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq. He
is also chairman of the Democratic Freedom Party.
On the return of Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley, Shah said: "They
are a part and parcel of Kashmir. Their respectful return is
essential for the unity and diversity of the state."
"When I was released from jail in 1995, I started my journey to
Kashmir after paying obeisance at the temples in Jammu. Ours is a
peaceful struggle for freedom and coexistence and nobody would be
allowed to dilute this fundamental character of our movement," he
said.
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