Srinagar, Mar 9:  Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) chairman Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bita Karate and senior vice-chairman Javid Ahmad Mir today said the Kashmir issue was assuming alarming proportions with every passing day.
 Addressing public at the shrine of Hazrat Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Wali (RA) at Chrar-e-Sharief, both JKLF leaders said India was blowing the peace trumpet in the world, but when it comes to talks they behave differently. “Last month when the Pakistan foreign secretary, Sulman Bashir arrived in New Delhi to hold talks with his counterpart there, the Indian government instead of talking on Kashmir, heaped accusations on Pakistan,” they said.
 Front leaders were accompanied by vice-chairman Rasakh Khursheed Dar, chief spokesman Wajahat Qureshi and others. They said India needed to demonstrate sincerity with Pakistan and Kashmiris regarding the K-issue.
 They alleged that India was changing statements and stances on Kashmir issue to deflect the attention from real issue. They said America, China, European Union and Saudi Arabia had offered their help to the government of India for resolving Kashmir. “Now the prime ministers of India and Pakistan are again meeting with each other at Nuclear Countries in America,” they said, adding both the countries should initiate steps for holding tripartite talks to resolve the issue in accordance with the wishes and aspirations of its people as, according to them, peace would continue to delude the subcontinent until this issue was justly resolved.
 Muhammad Rafiq Bhat, Nazir Budgami, Showkat Ahmad Mir, Zahir Abass and Muneer Ahmad were also present on the occasion.

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