APHC urges peaceful resolution of dispute through UN-supervised plebiscite
Srinagar: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference has reiterated that the people of Jammu and Kashmir seek a peaceful resolution to the Kashmir dispute by exercising their right to self-determination through a free and impartial plebiscite, held under the supervision of the United Nations.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the APHC stressed that Kashmiris have been making sacrifices for this purpose for several decades.
In a meeting held in Srinagar, APHC leaders condemned the Indian government’s conspiracies to weaken the morale of Kashmiris through false narratives and propaganda against the Hurriyat camp and Pakistan. APHC spokesman, Advocate Abdul Rashid Minhas, in a statement issued after the meeting said that the Indian government continues to subject the people of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir to collective punishment for demanding the implementation of the UN-mandated plebiscite.
The APHC leaders reminded that the UN had recognized the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination in numerous resolutions, particularly one passed on January 5, 1949. Despite enduring 77 years of brutal Indian occupation, the Kashmiris remain firm in their demand for a UN-supervised plebiscite. The meeting further noted that the right to a plebiscite was also acknowledged by India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
The APHC meeting called on New Delhi to halt its ongoing harassment in the territory, reaffirming that the people of IIOJK desire a peaceful resolution to the Kashmir dispute. They stressed that dialogue is essential to resolve the issue, and that India must engage in negotiations with both Pakistan and the Kashmiri leadership.
The meeting also expressed concern over India’s actions on August 5, 2019, which aimed to make UN resolutions on Kashmir obsolete. The APHC condemned the demographic changes and the seizure of land for so-called railway projects and satellite townships, which are seen as efforts to influence the future plebiscite results.
The APHC concluded that lasting peace in the region is impossible without resolving the Kashmir dispute in line with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
