SRINAGAR: Awami Ittihaad Party (AIP) today announced that it will start a campaign to develop consensus between various political parties of different shades to form a joint strategy for the revocation of AFSPA and PSA.
This was disclosed by the party president and MLA Langate Er Rashid at a press conference today at Srinagar. Er Rashid said, All the political parties whether from separatist or main stream camp have been constantly and rightly so, alleging that AFSPA is a draconian law that gives security forces a license to kill and ensures that security forces especially army does not hold themselves accountable before any law, as the dirty AFSPA gives them impunity.
From Geelani Sahib to Omer Abdullah and from Mirwaiz to Mufti Mohammad Syed every politician has been strongly advocating for the revocation of AFSPA since long but unfortunately New Delhi does not even bother even to consider their genuine demand, rather in turn have been revealing some times in response to RTI quires and sometimes in parliament that state govt. had never formally or officially approached centre on the issue.
This colonial and biased attitude proves the height of arrogance and desire by New Delhi to take genuine aspirations of Kashmiris for granted, Rashid said
New Delhi not only has been humiliating and under estimating Kashmiri politicians but also trying to give cover of AFSPA to atrocities being perpetrated on Kashmiris. Similarly so called Public Safety Act has become a tool in the hands of police and other agencies which they very often use as a weapon to stop Kashmiris from raising their genuine voice, MLA said.
There can hardly be a political party, leader or a common man of what so ever political thought, who has not been demanding revocation of AFSPA and abolishing of PSA as every Kashmiri has suffered from these inhuman laws but unfortunately it hardly makes a difference. It is high time for the Kashmiri leaders to stop cold blooded murders, innocent killings, save honor and prestige of Kashmiris and secure future of small kids by forcing New Delhi to repeal AFSPA and also make a consensus to facilitate and compel state govt. to get PSA abolished.
Er Rashid said that his party has decided to approach every political party of any shade to form a joint strategy to remove AFSPA and PSA. He said.
I have already communicated many political parties and individuals including Omer Abdullah and Mufti Syed and sought an appointment with them to frame a joint strategy, so that state and central govt. are motivated and forced to remove these draconian laws. We will knock door of both main stream and separatist politicians and parties and request them to reach a joint strategy for removal of these laws.
Joining hands will definitely bring some sense of security among Kashmiris whose life has become a hell. Let Kashmiri leaders realize their duties and not feel shy in talking to each other. There is no option but to have a consensus over this burning issues and to get rid of dirty notorious man eater called AFSPA.
Rashid said, though revocation of AFSPA or PSA can by no means resolve Kashmir dispute but certainly can give some self confidence and sense of security to the common masses and can also make security forces accountable to a large extent.
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