Akali Dal supports Kashmir plebiscite

Akali Dal supports Kashmir plebiscite

Greater Kashmir Sept 10

GK NEWS NETWORK


Srinagar, Sep 9: President Shiromani Akali Dal, prominent Sikh conglomerate of India, Simran Jeet Singh today said India should stop its ‘atrocities’ in Kashmir and grant Kashmiris right to self-determination.
“India should stop human rights violation in Kashmir and the Kashmiri people, who have been subjected to atrocities at the hands of troopers, should be given right to self-determination,” he said at a press conference here today.
“India has violated its own constitution by the use of force against the Kashmiri people who have been demanding the resolution of the Kashmir issue. Kashmiris in past couple of months have shown their stand against India but India is using military power to make its presence felt in Kashmir,” he said, adding India should refrain from using force against Kashmiris who have been peacefully demanding their right.
Stressing upon the need for United Nations to address the Kashmir issue, Simran Jeet said, “United Nations should pass a resolution on Kashmir and it should declare Kashmir a UN Trust Territory.”
He said, “An Army General in Jammu said that the soldiers in the Jammu region would go back to cantonments once the law and order is restored, but Kashmiris have been demanding the withdrawal of troops for years now, but their demands are being sidelined.”
He added that Muslims were targeted during the violence in Jammu, “Government didn’t take action against the rioters,” he said.
Simran Jeet said that India has been claiming that Kashmiris lack the representation that could negotiate with India. “However when Shabir Shah united two factions of Hurriyat Conference he solved the representation crisis yet he was put behind bars.”
He condemned booking of pro-freedom leaders under Public Safety Act (PSA).