Kashmiris yet to see democracy India is so proud of: Geelani

HELD SRINAGAR: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (G), while condemning the government for foiling the joint Hurriyat program of Lal Chowk March and not allowing its Chairman Syed Ali Geelani to march towards the Lal Chowk, said that Geelani tried to proceed towards the Lal Chowk but a large contingent of police and paramilitary forces locked the main gate, and any movement in the street leading to Geelani’s residence was prevented.

Although, the door was knocked for quite some time but the policemen were unmoved and pleaded that higher authorities have issued orders not to allow Geelani out of his residence, Hurriyat (G) said in its statement. Condemning the police action, Geelani, according to the Hurriyat statement, said, “We had planned a peaceful protest in Lal Chowk to meet and interact with people after a long period, but as always police using its might and authority didn’t allow us to proceed which testifies our observation that this is a police state run by a fascist mindset sitting in Delhi through their local pawns.”

He said that Kashmiris as a nation and particularly pro-Kashmir people have yet to see any trace of democracy India is proud of.  Referring to Narendra Modi’s statement that terrorism should be wiped out from everywhere, Geelani said, “They too want and wish that terrorism in any form anywhere should be uprooted and curbed.

“But we are facing the worst kind of terrorism from forces supported and encouraged by its all weather puppets for the last 70 years leading to numberless graveyards, disappearance of more than 10,000 people and plenty of unnamed graves,” he said. 

Geelani said, “Before lecturing on terrorism, rulers should introspect how their seven lakh trigger-happy armed forces crush and silence every voice for justice. “Indian democracy is so delicate and fragile that it can’t afford to allow an aged person to perform his political and social activities. Sooner or later India has to leave this place, and the sooner it does so the better it will be for the poor population who continue to become cannon fodder just to satisfy the ego and might of their rulers,” Geelani said.