SRINAGAR Track II diplomat, O P Shah, on Thursday said that Hurriyat (G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, have turned down the four point formula of Pakistani president, General (retd) Parvaiz Musharaf, as a solution of Kashmir problem.
Shah said that the duo rejected the Musharaf formulae in a recent interaction with him. He said that he also held extensive parleys with Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah, Muslim Conference chairman Abdul Gani Bhat, CPI(M) secretary M Y Tarigami, Democratic Party Nationalist (DPN) chairman G H Mir, wife of top separatist leaders Shabir Ahmad Shah and Shahid-ul-Islam, lawyers and civil society activists.
Shah told a local news agency that Geelani and Sehrai turned down the proposals of former Pakistan president General (retd) Parvaiz Musharaf. But I exhorted them to help open channels of dialogue at various levels for building up a congenial atmosphere for peace in the Jammu and Kashmir state.
He said that Geelani stuck to his demand for right to self determination to the people of state. Shah claimed that Geelani conveyed his unwillingness to accept the proposal of former Pakistan president General (retd) Parvaiz Musharaf on Kashmir resolution.
Saying that he urged Geelani to play the role which late Mahatma Gandhi played on the principles of truth and non violence as one of the oldest political veterans of Indian sub continent, O P Shah said Geelani complained about the approach of India on Kashmir.
Shah however said that Muslim Conference chairman Abdul Gani Bhat favoured resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue and expressed the belief that India and Pakistan are the two key stakeholders to the dispute on Kashmir and their engagement would lead to a workable solution.
He said that as a peace activist he has been touring Kashmir to generate a broader public opinion on resolution of Kashmir issue. I am not the representative of the government but simply a peace and social activist who wants Kashmir to become a bridge between India and Pakistan for peace and tranquillity in the region.
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