Sheikh Abdullah’s son says, Kashmir destined to be free; its Allah’s will

SRINAGAR: In the remarks bound to raise controversy, senior National Conference leader Sheikh Mustafa Kamal Saturday openly demanded freedom for both Indian and Pakistani parts of Kashmir.

Kamal, the brother of former chief minister Farooq Abdullah, expressed disgust against both the regimes of New Delhi and Islamabad, and opined that only freedom could deliver true justice to the people of valley.

By heart, both of them do not treat us as their own. Neither India nor Pakistan loves us. In my opinion, Allah has destined independence for us and we will get it, he said after paying tributes to his father Shiekh Muhammad Abdullah, the founder of National Conference, on his 110th birth anniversary.

Kamal recalled the tenure of Farooq Abdullah as the chief minister and his proclamation of being a true Indian. Following the 1996 assembly elections, my brother had said that he could tear his heart out to show that he is a true Indian. But they (New Delhi) will never believe him. The same is the case with Pakistan, they will never accept us. Allah has kept us destined for freedom, he added.

Earlier in the week, National Conference patriarch Farooq Abdullah demanded the declaration of dividing LOC between India and Pakistan as the international border, which both countries have declined to accept. While India maintains that the portion of Kashmir under Pakistan is occupied, Islamabad alleges New Delhi of not adhering to the recommendation of plebiscite made by the United Nations.

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Following the 1996 assembly elections, my brother had said that he could tear his heart out to show that he is a true Indian. But they (New Delhi) will never believe him. The same is the case with Pakistan, they will never accept us. Allah has kept us destined for freedom.

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