Srinagar,December 6, (Scoop News)-Blaming both central and the state governments directly responsible for the political and economical exploitation of Kashmiris, All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday said the recent statement of chief minister, Omar Abdullah, whereby he defended his grandfather’s decision.
APHC leader said the decision was contrary to historical and polititcal realities and the onus of political and economic exploitation of Kashmiris falls equally on both central and state authorities for remaining in power most of the time since 1947.
He said that National Conference (NC) was directly responsible for the interminable sufferings and oppression faced by Kashmiris.
Addressing weekly Friday congregation at the Historic Jamia Masjid and later the activists, and delegates of Awami Action Committee at historic Mirwaiz Manzil, Mirwaiz said from day one the entire leadership of National Conference had remained involved in unleashing terror, torture and gross human rights violations on defenseless Kashmiris.
He said that NC left no stone unturned to exploit the Kashmiri resources whereby it sold them for peanuts just for its petty vested interests.
APHC leader emphasized that it was NC which brought Indian army to Kashmir and compromised on some special powers lying with the people.
He said by changing Muslim Conference into NC, its leadership stabbed people on their back, adding, the same party raised the slogan of Kashmir Plebiscite for 22 years and later did a complete U-turn by terming it as a political wandering.
“It is the clear depiction of hollow politics,” Mirwaiz said.
APHC leader said NC has neither ideology, nor any outlook,just lust for power.
He said that the party was responsible for the current sufferings and bloodshed of Kashmiris.
Rejecting Omar Abdullah’s claims of economic progress and reforms in Kashmir, Mirwaiz said the truth was that this party has sold out the Kashmiri resources and turned the Kashmir into a dependent state.
Before NC came to power, he said, Kashmir was independent in all respects as the rate of Kashmir imports was one percent and exports were three percent.
Mirwaiz said the situation is now so worse that Kashmir imports goods worth rupees 40,000 crore rupees and the exports stood at just rupees 7000 crore.
He said that Kashmir was the first place in the region to have it indigenous Mohra power house in 1905. He said the Kashmir has the potential to produce 25000, MW’s of electricity by utilizing its water resources and can reap profit of one Lakh crore rupees.
Due to the poor economic policies of NC, the entire Kashmir is reeling under darkness, Mirwaiz lamented. He said NC party has sold all the resources of Kashmir to India for peanuts for its petty interests and to remain in power.
He said the entire state has been turned into a beggar state and they are dependent for even a corn from outside.
Meanwhile, senior hurriyat leader, Prof Abdul Gani Bhat, addressed a public rally at Pakharpora Chrar-e-Sharief.
He stressed upon both India and Pakistan to ensure the participation of Kashmiris in any dialogue process aimed at resolving Kashmir issue.
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