Srinagar Sep 23: Members of the all-party delegation visiting Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday met the incarcerated senior Hurriyat leader Shabir Ahmad Shah at Government Medical College Jammu.
A three-member group led by DMK MP T.R. Baalu went to the Col. Chopra nursing home of the Government Medical College Hospital here where Shah is undergoing treatment.
Shabir Shah, Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party has been under illegal detention in Kot Bhalwal jail for over a year now under the infamous Public Safety Act.
While briefing the APD, delegation Shah made it clear that Kashmiris have been fighting for their inalienable right to self-determination adding that political concessions or economic packages can not solve the issue unless people of the troubled region were given their right to determination their political future.
He said that Kashmir was an internationally recognized disputed territory and the people have every right to fight for their inherited and pledged right guaranteed to them by the world community and the leadership of India and Pakistan as well. He maintained that Kashmiris have given unprecedented sacrifices to achieve the cherished goal and would never compromise on it. He said, “Indian leaders should honour the commitments made by their ancestors with the people of Kashmir”. “Kashmiris are not demanding anything illegal; ours’ demand is legitimate and just demand”, he added.
During one-hour-long discussion held at room number 204 of Chopra Nursing Home Jammu, the DFP chief also apprised the visiting Indian delegates of the simmering situation in Kashmir and said that if India was really sincere in resolving the dispute peacefully then it should bring an end to HR violations, repeal black laws and withdraw its troops from Jammu and Kashmir in order to pave a way for final settlement of Kashmir issue.
Referring to the current uprising and the Indian brutalities Shah said that Indian troops have ruthlessly killed over 100 people and wounded more than 900 during the current mass uprising in various parts of Jammu and Kashmir.
He said that it was high time that India should accept the ground reality and adopt a realistic approach to settle the dispute once and for all.
