Senior PDP leader and former Parliamentarian, Dr Mehboob Beg has appealed to the Hurriyat leadership rise to the occasion and play their part in ensuring smooth conduct of the forthcoming Amarnath yatra.
In a statement here Dr Beg said, “We must ensure that theyatra goes on in the smoothest possible manner and Kashmiriyat triumphs. Wemust not forget how in 1996, Kashmiris helped the yatris stranded on theSrinagar-Jammu highway and Atal Bihari Vajpayee hailed us for it. We must not forgethow Kashmiris queued-up to donate blood when the yatra was attacked, we mustnot forget what Kashmiriyat means and stands for.”
“Hurriyat leadership should rise to the occasion and issue astatement asking everyone to desist from resorting to any kind of violence aspeople from all over the country embark on the yatra. When Mehbooba Mufti couldsuccessfully get the Government of India to announce a unilateral ceasefireduring the holy month of Ramadan, I am sure the Hurriyat leadership can playits part in ensuring a violence-free yatra and keep Kashmiriyat alive,” headded.