Srinagar, Oct 11: Prominent separatist leader Professor Abdul Gani Bhat has said the global situation demanded that Kashmiris found alternatives to armed resistance and the UN resolutions about Kashmir dispute.
Speaking to the Executive Council of his party, Muslim Conference, Prof Bhat acknowledged that the UN resolution formed the legal founding of the Kashmir dispute but asserted, As of now implementation of these resolutions does not seem a possibility.
We have to, therefore, find alternatives to resolve this dispute. He has proposed a joint mechanism between India, Pakistan and J&K about discarding all forms of violence and forging a political and economic relationship between the three.
The resolutions adopted during MC meet state that dialogue and reconciliation was the only substitute to war. One of the resolutions reads, In the present world supporting any armed movement is next to headache. We have to recognize the contradictions in J&Ks collective thinking and decide that the sacrifices wont be allowed to go waste. For that to happen, the ongoing movement has to be linked to meaningful dialogue process.
Prof Bhat, also Chairman of Muslim Conference, a key constituent of Hurriyat Conference (M), sought an unambiguous declaration from India and Pakistan about the Kashmiris right of self-determination. We wont accept political hegemony from any side, he said adding that confidence building measures should be taken to facilitate the dialogue process.
In order to abolish all forms of violence Muslim Conference has sought permanent guarantees from India, Pakistan and Kashmiri people and suggested a cross-border Kashmir Council that would over restoration of trade, travel and other mutual relations of two parts of Kashmir. This council, reads the MC resolution, will also decide matters including water sharing, trade, tourism, travel documents etc.
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Although some points are militant, at least some sane voice is emerging out from the separatists