Terming Pakistan a "friend" and India the "occupying force", hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Friday said New Delhi starts the "farce of engagement" to divert attention from reality. "Shaken by our resolve and united struggle for freedom, India has once again started the farce of engagement that it time and again has used to divert attention from the reality on the ground here," he said in a media statement after authorities refused to allow him to address a press conference at his residence in Srinagar.
"They (New Delhi) will come again to ask what we want. They know the answer to that question. We want freedom," the octogenarian said. Thanking Pakistan for its support, the Hurriyat leader said, "During this uprising, Pakistan has once again proved that they are our friends and well-wishers. Pakistan and its people shared our pain and raised their voice in our support. They have taken an ethical stand to support our struggle morally, politically and diplomatically."
He also thanked China, Norway, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Iran and the Organisation of Islamic Countries for expressing concern over the "brutal repression by India" in Kashmir. The Hurriyat hawk claimed that the current agitation has "unnerved the occupier and its local stooges so much that they have resorted to vilest means to suppress the struggle".
"The frustration of our occupier is understandable because between us and our freedom stand half a million Indian guns only. Never before have we been so close to freedom with such clarity as we are now," he claimed.
"They (New Delhi) will come again to ask what we want. They know the answer to that question. We want freedom," the octogenarian said. Thanking Pakistan for its support, the Hurriyat leader said, "During this uprising, Pakistan has once again proved that they are our friends and well-wishers. Pakistan and its people shared our pain and raised their voice in our support. They have taken an ethical stand to support our struggle morally, politically and diplomatically."
He also thanked China, Norway, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Iran and the Organisation of Islamic Countries for expressing concern over the "brutal repression by India" in Kashmir. The Hurriyat hawk claimed that the current agitation has "unnerved the occupier and its local stooges so much that they have resorted to vilest means to suppress the struggle".
"The frustration of our occupier is understandable because between us and our freedom stand half a million Indian guns only. Never before have we been so close to freedom with such clarity as we are now," he claimed.
Terming Pakistan a "friend” and India the "occupying force”, hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Friday said New Delhi starts the "farce of engagement” to divert attention from reality. "Shaken by our resolve and united struggle for freedom, India has once again started the farce of engagement that it time and again has used to divert attention from the reality on the ground here,” he said in a media statement after authorities refused to allow him to address a press conference at his residence in Srinagar.
"They (New Delhi) will come again to ask what we want. They know the answer to that question. We want freedom,” the octogenarian said. Thanking Pakistan for its support, the Hurriyat leader said, "During this uprising, Pakistan has once again proved that they are our friends and well-wishers. Pakistan and its people shared our pain and raised their voice in our support. They have taken an ethical stand to support our struggle morally, politically and diplomatically.”
He also thanked China, Norway, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Iran and the Organisation of Islamic Countries for expressing concern over the "brutal repression by India” in Kashmir. The Hurriyat hawk claimed that the current agitation has "unnerved the occupier and its local stooges so much that they have resorted to vilest means to suppress the struggle”.
"The frustration of our occupier is understandable because between us and our freedom stand half a million Indian guns only. Never before have we been so close to freedom with such clarity as we are now,” he claimed.
"They (New Delhi) will come again to ask what we want. They know the answer to that question. We want freedom,” the octogenarian said. Thanking Pakistan for its support, the Hurriyat leader said, "During this uprising, Pakistan has once again proved that they are our friends and well-wishers. Pakistan and its people shared our pain and raised their voice in our support. They have taken an ethical stand to support our struggle morally, politically and diplomatically.”
He also thanked China, Norway, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Iran and the Organisation of Islamic Countries for expressing concern over the "brutal repression by India” in Kashmir. The Hurriyat hawk claimed that the current agitation has "unnerved the occupier and its local stooges so much that they have resorted to vilest means to suppress the struggle”.
"The frustration of our occupier is understandable because between us and our freedom stand half a million Indian guns only. Never before have we been so close to freedom with such clarity as we are now,” he claimed.