Pakistan continued its hobnobbing with Kashmiri separatists as its envoy Tuesday met hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and then moderate leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, a day after India called off foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan over the issue.
Geelani met Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit for two-and-half hours at the Pakistan High Commission, emerging from the talks at 2.30 p.m.
Later, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front leader Mohammad Yasin Malik and the Mirwaiz also met the Pakistani envoy.
A handful of members of a group called the Hindu Sena raised slogans outside the Pakistan High Commission when Geelani arrived. They were detained by police.
Around 25-30 members of the RSS student wing Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad arrived for a protest but they were not allowed near the high commission's gates. They were also detained by police.
Ahead of meeting the Pakistani high commissioner, Geelani termed the Narendra Modi government's decision to cancel the Aug 25 India-Pakistan foreign secretary level talks as unfortunate.
"We have been visiting Pakistan embassy several times to hold talks. The decision to cancel foreign secretary-level talks is undemocratic," he said.
"The issue of Jammu and Kashmir is an international issue and it should be solved. As long as promises made to us are not fulfilled, this issue will remain unsolved," said Geelani.
Speaking to reporters after his meeting with Basit, Geelani said that during talks with the Pakistani envoy, both had agreed that "Kashmir is a fundamental issue (buniyadi masla) and without participation of Kashmiris, no lasting solution can be found".
He said he also raised the issue of "sacrifices" of the people of Jammu and Kashmir during talks. He said the "sacrifices of the people should be taken into consideration, and cannot be ignored... houses have been razed, families destroyed, rapes... all this cannot be ignored".
Malik Tuesday claimed that seven past Indian prime ministers had "facilitated" meetings between Kashmiri separatists and visiting Pakistani leaders in India and asked if they were all wrong and the present government of Narendra Modi which called off talks with Pakistan was "Mr Right".
"Does it mean those prime ministers were wrong, that the previous seven were wrong when they facilitated such meetings; and Atal Bihari (Vajpayee) did this.. Does it mean that they were all wrong, and this is Mr Right?"
Mirwaiz Umar said the Indian government has over-reacted.
"New Delhi over-reacted on the issue...There has to be a peaceful, political resolution to the Kashmir issue," Farooq said. "Kashmir is not an economic problem, of incentives, of a package, of change of guard. It is a political problem and can be addressed only by talks."
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Geelani met Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit for two-and-half hours at the Pakistan High Commission, emerging from the talks at 2.30 p.m.
Later, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front leader Mohammad Yasin Malik and the Mirwaiz also met the Pakistani envoy.
A handful of members of a group called the Hindu Sena raised slogans outside the Pakistan High Commission when Geelani arrived. They were detained by police.
Around 25-30 members of the RSS student wing Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad arrived for a protest but they were not allowed near the high commission's gates. They were also detained by police.
Ahead of meeting the Pakistani high commissioner, Geelani termed the Narendra Modi government's decision to cancel the Aug 25 India-Pakistan foreign secretary level talks as unfortunate.
"We have been visiting Pakistan embassy several times to hold talks. The decision to cancel foreign secretary-level talks is undemocratic," he said.
"The issue of Jammu and Kashmir is an international issue and it should be solved. As long as promises made to us are not fulfilled, this issue will remain unsolved," said Geelani.
Speaking to reporters after his meeting with Basit, Geelani said that during talks with the Pakistani envoy, both had agreed that "Kashmir is a fundamental issue (buniyadi masla) and without participation of Kashmiris, no lasting solution can be found".
He said he also raised the issue of "sacrifices" of the people of Jammu and Kashmir during talks. He said the "sacrifices of the people should be taken into consideration, and cannot be ignored... houses have been razed, families destroyed, rapes... all this cannot be ignored".
Malik Tuesday claimed that seven past Indian prime ministers had "facilitated" meetings between Kashmiri separatists and visiting Pakistani leaders in India and asked if they were all wrong and the present government of Narendra Modi which called off talks with Pakistan was "Mr Right".
"Does it mean those prime ministers were wrong, that the previous seven were wrong when they facilitated such meetings; and Atal Bihari (Vajpayee) did this.. Does it mean that they were all wrong, and this is Mr Right?"
Mirwaiz Umar said the Indian government has over-reacted.
"New Delhi over-reacted on the issue...There has to be a peaceful, political resolution to the Kashmir issue," Farooq said. "Kashmir is not an economic problem, of incentives, of a package, of change of guard. It is a political problem and can be addressed only by talks."
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