Mirwaiz showers rare praise on J&K MPs for highlighting ‘Kashmir plight' in Parliament
Seeking peace
'Neither war, nor violence, nor use of force can solve problems and lead to peace and prosperity, which the billions of people in the Indian subcontinent seek, and the swathes of poor in this region deserve. Engagement at all levels is a far cheaper and evolved alternative,' the Mirwaiz said, while delivering the Friday sermon at Srinagar's historic Jama Masjid.
The Mirwaiz named and praised the three MPs from J&K — National Conference's Mian Altaf and Syed Aga Ruhullah along with Awami Ittehad Party's Engineer Rashid. He said the trio 'was the only ones to highlight the deep concerns and plight of the people at the epicentre of the basic problem and the current debate'.
Critical in past
The Mirwaiz's praise for the mainstream leaders is rare because, in the past, the separatists were always critical of their narratives.
Referring to the ongoing proceedings of the Parliament, the Mirwaiz said, 'The three MPs from J&K spoke with passion and pain about the disempowerment and dispossession of the people of J&K. They expressed the sentiments of the people of J&K that we have all along been talking about. It is good to see that on these matters all are on the same page.'
He said very few MPs, and mostly in the Opposition, talked of the human aspect of war and its costs therein, and its correlation to J&K, which 'reflects the mindset and mood of the times'.
He hoped that the MPs' lament about the Kashmir situation 'will be heard by those in power in New Delhi'. 'If they really want to lessen 'dil ki doori', they must pay heed to it,' he added.
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