Demands impartial Probe in Lolab encounter

Srinagar: While expressing reservation on the claim of the Army and authorities regarding the killing of seven youth as being militants at Lolab, the Hurriyat Conference (M) demanded a completely impartial and independent probe of the incident.

In a joint meeting of Executive Council, General Council and working committee of Hurriyat Conference (M) It was stated that doubts about the identity of the slain youth by the locals could not be termed as baseless. Given the past experience it has been witnessed that so many encounters where in Police and Army claimed to have killed militants but later they proved to be innocent civilians.

“People still remember encounters like Pathribal, Machil, Ganderbal, Brakpora and many other incidents where innocent civilians were first abducted and later killed in cold blood.  Hurriyat also strongly condemned the ruthless use of force against the mourners in the Funeral (Janazah) of the slain youth,” a Hurriyat (M) statement issued to KNS reads.

The joint meeting of Executive Council, General Council and working committee of Hurriyat Conference (M) was held at Hurriyat headquarter here on Wednesday. The meeting was chaired by Mirwaiz Dr. Molvi Mohammad Umar Farooq and was attended by all the heads of Executive and General Council organizations including Moulana Abass Ansari Ithaad-ul-Muslimeen, Professor Abdul Gani Butt Muslim Conference, Bilal Gani Lone Peoples Conference, Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi Al-Safvi Anjuman Sharie Shian, Musadiq Aadil Peoples Political Front, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza Peoples League, Advocate  Ab. Majid Banday Political Advisor, Advocate Shahid-ul-Islam Media Advisor, Zaffar Akbar Bhat Salvation Movement, Syed Saleem Geelani National Peoples Party, Javed Ahmad Mir JKLF, Yasmeen Raja Muslim Khawteen Markaz, Hilal Ahmad War People Political party, Abdul Manan Bukhari Republican Movement, Hakeem Ab. Rashid Muslim League, Shaheen Iqbal Gujjar Pahari Republic Forum, Syed Bashir Andrabi Kashmir Political Front, Mushtaq Ahmad Sofi Shaheed Milat Youth Awami Majlis Amal and other working committee members Ghulam Nabi Zaki, Abdul Rasheed Antoo, Ghulam Mohammad Nagoo, Ghulam Mohammad Sankar, Farooq Ahmad Mamosi, Imtiyaz Ahmad Reshi. The present political and movement related issues were discussed in the meeting.

In the meeting it was stated that Hurriyat Conference does not believe in unnecessary criticism or in pointing fingers on any pro-movement organization or person, however, considers that deliberate mindless fatawa proclamations and devoid of facts statements were against the objectives and interests of the movement having potential of creating confusion in the minds of the people.

Hurriyat conference considers the implementation of UN resolutions or result oriented dialogue among all the parties to the dispute i.e. people of Jammu and Kashmir, India and Pakistan as unavoidable. It was further stressed that to present the objectives and the stand of the movement, the dialogue was the only credible means universally established and in accordance with the norms of international politics and diplomacy.

In the meeting it was also stated that instead of raising emotional screams on the issue, Hurriyat conference believes in seriousness in its approach and actions towards the movement and the conglomerate leadership has the complete confidence and competence of putting forth its stand forcefully before any power of the world. It was further said in the meeting that Hurriyat is well aware of its responsibilities towards the movement and being the representative of the sentiments and aspirations of the people will not leave any stone unturned in making all political efforts at local as well as international level for the resolution of Kashmir issue.

The meeting stressed that on the path of a righteous struggle the people who are offering priceless sacrifices and who are bearing the brunt of continuous suppressions and repression day in and day out on this land are the real masters of freedom movement and they have the full comprehension and capacity to indentify between the well wishers and sellers of the movement. (KNS)