Veteran Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Geelani has said that Kashmiris are not against India's integrity but want it to resolve the Kashmir dispute in accordance with their aspirations.
Syed Ali Geelani was addressing a gathering of members of Indian civil society in New Delhi organised by prominent Indian lawyer and the Chairman of Delhi-based Kashmir Committee, Ram Jethmalani, at his residence to discuss various aspects of the present situation of occupied Kashmir, KMS reported.
"We want India and Pakistan to prosper and are not against anybody, but both countries should realise that peace cannot prevail till Kashmir issue is resolved." The veteran leader that promises made by India to the Kashmiris should be fulfilled and they should be allowed to decide their fate by themselves.
He maintained that a referendum should be held in Jammu and Kashmir and whatever would be the outcome, the Hurriyet leadership would accept it. He said that the people of Kashmir had been yearning for peace for the past 65 years. "We are not violence mongers, nor are we fanatics, neither terrorists. We have been demanding our birthright, which was promised to us in 1947," he added.
Syed Ali Geelani said, "We have never been averse to talks. We know war and violence are not the solutions. Since 2008, Kashmiris have been staging peaceful protests but they have been dealt with force and crushed." He urged the members of Indian civil society to raise their voice against oppression in the occupied territory.
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