August 5 move only ‘complicated’ Kashmir problem: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
The Hindu
The Hurriyat chairman said the Centre must accept the need to address the Kashmir dispute, engage with those who truly represented the political will and aspirations of its people.
Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday said that the August 5, 2019 move by the Centre only “complicated the Kashmir dispute”. “The Hurriyat would like to draw the attention of the citizens of India and the world at large that the present Indian government’s actions of August 5, 2019 has only complicated the dispute further over the State of J&K,” the Mirwaiz said, in a statement. He said the fresh complexities were illustrated by the fact that it ignited the flames along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh and there were four trouble spots of Leh, Kargil and Jammu in addition to the main trouble spot of Kashmir now. “There is disaffection in these regions too,” he added.More Related News