Srinagar, April 8: United Jihad Council (UJC) has termed the summoning of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to Delhi by NIA for questioning as extremely condemnable and said such attempts to weaken the “freedom struggle” of Kashmiris are bound to fail.

“Such attempts to weaken the freedom struggle of Kashmiris through NIA have failed in the past and will continue to fail this time too,” a UJC spokesperson Syed Sadaqat Hussain in a statement issued to GNS said.

He termed the summoning of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to Delhi as frustration of the Government of India.

The spokesperson also sought clarification on the “ambiguous” words like “criminals, extremism and terrorism” used in a press release issued by Hurriyat Conference (M) in response to NIA summon to Mirwaiz.

“The ongoing movement demands unambiguous clarification of such words so that there is ideological unity among the ranks of those associated with the struggle,” he said. (GNS)

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Srinagar, April 8: People’s Conference chairman Sajjad Gani Lone Monday claimed that National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah had held a secret meeting in New Delhi following the 2014 Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir .

” He has till tomorrow to reveal who he met for two and a half hours and begged support for J&K chief minister’s post after the results of 2014 Assembly elections were announced,” Lone told reporters in Kupwara.

“If he doesn’t then I will reveal it myself tomorrow,” he said.

Lone castigated Omar for blaming the PDP-BJP government for NIA issuing summons to Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.

The NIA was created during the rule of NC’s ally Congress at the Centre, he said, and asked why Omar and his father Farooq Abdullah had remained silent on the issue back then.

Lone said his party was mulling to move the High Court over government ban of civilian traffic on highway two days a week. (GNS)

Srinagar, April 8: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah Monday accused the BJP of using turmoil in Kashmir for electoral gains.

“They don’t want the situation in Kashmir to improve because they use turmoil here to do politics in the rest of the country,” he said.

Omar was responding to a query on the BJP’s pledge in its manifesto to fight militancy in Kashmir.

“Instead of saying that they will continue to fight militancy, BJP should have promised to create conditions in Kashmir that would wean youth away from militancy,” he said.

He said decisions like banning civilian traffic on highway two days a week would only fuel further anger among the people.

Srinagar, Apr 08 : Dr. Shah Faesal today challenged the highway traffic ban before the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir termed it as a violation of fundamental rights guaranteed under article 19 and 21of Indian constitution.

Dr. Faesal filed a PIL (OWP) 06 of 2019 titled Shah Faesal vs State of Jammu and Kashmir and others seeking quashment of government order dated 03/04/2019 that banned the public traffic movement on national highway two days in a week (Wednesday and Sunday).

The PIL was heard today by the division bench comprising Chief Justice Geeta Mital and Justice Tashi Rabastan. The court issued the notice accepted by senior AAG to the government. The government was directed to come with alternate arrangements and other suggestions by tomorrow.

The case is directed to be on board for tomorrow for arguments. The PIL is argued by senior council advocate Tasaduk Khuwaja, senior council of Supreme Court advocate Ehsan Javed and some other advocates. (KNS)

Srinagar : National Conference South Kashmir Zone president and former MLC Dr. Veeri has rebuked BJP on thier manifesto to abrogate special status of the state.

While calling the move a poll gimmick, Dr. Veeri said that BJP couldn’t not do anything in past 5 years despite overwhelming majority and is now playing this card to polorize for poll gains.

“There is nothing new in BJPs manifesto as far as their stand on article 370 and 35 A is concerned, this special status bogey of theirs is not for any benefit of people but only to polorize votes for their personal gains,”Dr Veeri said adding that it’s ironic that the party couldn’t do anything about Kashmir’s special status despite having a huge mandate and now is again racking up the issue to divide people.

Dr. Veeri said that article 370 is the only bridge that connects Kashmir with new Delhi and if the same is demolished Kashmir will technically become independent.

While reacting to the Mirwaiz summons by NIA, Dr. Veeri said that these acts are done only to intimidate people and such things will fetch nothing.

“During Vajpayee government same hurriyat was invited for talks and the then administration invited them with full protocol saying that hurriyat represents aspirations of the large section of Kashmiri people, Now same hurriyat is being intimidated,” he said.

Dr. Veeri said that BJP by creating a wedge between Kashmiris and people outside state by associating former with Pakistan are just tactics for elctroral gain through polorozation.