Srinagar: The Joint Resistance Leadership comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik on Monday appreciated people’s rejection and boycott of the ‘sham ULB elections being forcibly held by GoI in J&K, and the exemplary complete protest shutdown against it.’
In a statement, the JRL said that this election has violated the very definition of the democratic process, making a mockery of it as the identity of the contesting public representatives is not known to the public nor the area going to polls.
“Secrecy manipulation and bribery are the hallmark of this twisted exercise,” the JRL statement said.
JRL said that peoples’ dismissiveness of this farcical exercise which in reality is a military operation to legitimise Govt of India’s forcible control, shows people’s unwavering commitment to their struggle for self determination and their political maturity.
Leadership said that in all other phases of this electoral drama people will continue to stay away from the farce and will observe protest shutdown in their respective areas on the poll dates.
Commenting on the statement by India’s Home Minister Mr Rajnath Singh that “Kashmir is ours … no power on earth can snatch it from us” JRL said that it exposes both the occupier mindset of GoI towards J&K and their iron hand policy in dealing with its inhabitants , which is highly unfortunate.
JRL said let it be clear to those arrogant of their military power and unyielding to fundamental human principles , that J&K is an internationally recognised dispute whose resolution is pending before the UN, till people of this land get their right to self determination as guaranteed by the UN including India and Pakistan.
