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GOVT SCARED: UMAR

Srinagar, Feb 8: Strongly condemning the crackdown on the pro-freedom camp, Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq Monday said the government was “afraid of allowing any procession after 2008 agitation.”
Talking to Greater Kashmir, Mirwaiz said, the restrictions and crackdown were uncalled for as “only the Hurriyat leadership was going to march to UNMOG.”
“It was not a call for the public but it seems the government is too scared to allow such marches,” he said, adding the government wasn’t allowing the pro-freedom camp to show their concern over the deteriorating human rights situation in Kashmir.
Mirwaiz said the authorities have imposed “martial law” in the Valley for past five days and people were being harassed, especially in the old city. “They (people) are being starved. They aren’t allowed to get food and medicines from the markets. It is all because government is afraid to let people raise their voice against human rights violations,” he said.
  The Hurriyat Conference (M), Mirwaiz said, the conglomerate leaders would meet immediately after the restrictions were lifted to chalk out the future course of action. He said the conglomerate won’t sit quiet. “We will try to take on board the entire camp and our new programme would come soon.”
 Asked whether there would be any programme of procession in future, he replied, “We are left with no other option.”
 Coming down heavily on the government for not being able to put an end to the human rights violations in Kashmir, he said no peace process could move forward until the rein of repression let loose on Kashmiris not ends forthwith.
 Terming the mainstream political parties’ concern over human rights violations as mere “lip service”, he asked them to pass a resolution in assembly for demilitarisation and repeal of AFSPA.
 “Let them do it if they are so concerned and sincere. Even if the resolution isn’t accepted it will send across a strong message to India,” he said.
 Seeking intervention of international community for resolution of Kashmir issue and an end to human rights violations in the state, Mirwaiz said; “Delaying of resolution of Kashmir dispute will continue to send thousands of innocent victims to graves. We, the subjugated people of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, make a fervent appeal to the international community to intervene for the cause of humanity.”
 Hurriyat (G) flays Govt
 Hurriyat Conference (G) has flayed the government for, what it called, sabotaging the Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s UNMOG office Chalo programme, terming it highly condemnable and undemocratic act.
 “The police placed the Mirwaiz along with a large number of his prominent activists under house arrest, deployed large contingents of police and paramilitary forces in and around the Srinagar city sealing all routes leading to Sonawar, to foil the march UNMOG march,” said the Hurriyat spokesman, advocate Zahid Ali, in a statement today.
 The spokesman alleged that the police unlawfully arrested several Hurriyat leaders and activists and lodged them in different police stations. He alleged that the DPM leader Yar Muhammad Khan was arrested and lodged at police station, Krala Khud, some five days ago.
 Expressing serious concern over the arrest of Hurriyat leaders and activists on large scale, the spokesman termed it worst human rights violation.