Kashmir’s Mirwaiz says ‘always ready’ to engage with New Delhi

Srinagar, Oct 25: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said that he agrees with PM Modi’s remarks at BRICS in which he said that the current era is one of ‘dialogue and diplomacy’ and not of war.

Addressing a gathering at Jamia Masjid, Mirwaiz recalled that APHC was formed in 1993, and its “proclamation clearly stated that it advocates a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir conflict by engagement, and even after thirty years this outlook remains the same.”

Mirwaiz said that PM Modi himself at the BRICS summit also spoke about dialogue and diplomacy as the means for settling conflicts and not war.

“Hurriyat talked to Vajpayee Sb, Manmohan Singh ji and Musharraf Sb and is always ready to engage with the current dispensation in New Delhi. There has been too much bloodshed in Kashmir to allow it to continue,” he said, in his address.

Mirwaiz said the recent killings in Gagangeer are “very shocking and disturbing”.

About the Gulmarg attack, he said these matters are “very serious and that can escalate and should be investigated.”