Kashmir's most-wanted terrorist and the man who keeps the valley on the boil, Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, vowed on Saturday to block any peaceful political resolution to the Kashmir conflict. He threatened to train more Kashmiri suicide bombers, who would turn the valley into “a graveyard for Indian forces“, and to take his struggle outside Kashmir.Dismissing talks as futile, Salahuddin, 69, insisted that there was no solution to Kashmir ex cept militancy. “The Kashmiri leadership, people and mujahideen should know there is no formal, peaceful way .“ There wasn't any option but to “launch a target-oriented armed struggle“, he told TOI in an exclusive interview at his office in Baila Noor Shah area of Muzaffarabad. Ca pital of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Muzaffarabad is located on the banks of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers, 22km east of the Line of Control (LoC) and 125km from Islamabad.
His remarks came a day ahead of the visit of a delegation of major political parties led by home minister Rajnath Singh to J&K as part of the effort to de escalate tensions.
Salahuddin, who heads the United Jihad Council, a Pakistan-backed alliance of anti-Indian Kashmiri militant groups, said the movement in Kashmir had entered a critical phase after Hizb commander Burhan Wani's killing. Salahuddin also heads the United Jihad Council (UJC), a Pakistan-backed alliance of about a dozen anti-Indian Kashmiri militant groups. He said the movement in Kashmir had entered a critical phase following Hizbul commander Burhan Wani's killing.
“For nearly two months, since the killing of Wani, curfew has not been lifted in the region. The entire region has been turned into a concentration camp,“ he said. “These sacrifices will not go in vain.The more they resort to use of force, the more they strengthen the movement of separatists and freedom fighters.“
Talks, he said, could not be held with out India's ac ceptance and recognition of Kashmir as a dispute. “If cept it as an is you do not accept it as an issue, then what is the need for dialogue,“ he asked. He warned Hizbul's “struggle“ wouldn't remain confined to Kashmir but “take the entire region into its fold“. Salahuddin and his Hizb have been a crucial factor in J&K militancy . Unlike the terrorists who belong to Pakistan and are deployed by Lashkar-eTaiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, Hizbul draws its ranks from among the youth in the valley -which helps Pakistan argue that the secessionist movement is an indigenous fight for self-determination.
Although he is past his prime and at risk of being eclipsed by a new generation of jihadis, Salahuddin made it clear that he had not lost his penchant for using violence.
Justifying the use of suicide bombers, the mastermind of several terror attacks in Kashmir, said, “If soldiers from Andhra Pradesh, Madras, Assam, Nagaland, Haryana, Bihar and Delhi violate the sanctity of our houses, we are compelled and justified to carry out a suicide attack.''
His remarks came a day ahead of the visit of a delegation of major political parties led by home minister Rajnath Singh to J&K as part of the effort to de escalate tensions.
Salahuddin, who heads the United Jihad Council, a Pakistan-backed alliance of anti-Indian Kashmiri militant groups, said the movement in Kashmir had entered a critical phase after Hizb commander Burhan Wani's killing. Salahuddin also heads the United Jihad Council (UJC), a Pakistan-backed alliance of about a dozen anti-Indian Kashmiri militant groups. He said the movement in Kashmir had entered a critical phase following Hizbul commander Burhan Wani's killing.
“For nearly two months, since the killing of Wani, curfew has not been lifted in the region. The entire region has been turned into a concentration camp,“ he said. “These sacrifices will not go in vain.The more they resort to use of force, the more they strengthen the movement of separatists and freedom fighters.“
Talks, he said, could not be held with out India's ac ceptance and recognition of Kashmir as a dispute. “If cept it as an is you do not accept it as an issue, then what is the need for dialogue,“ he asked. He warned Hizbul's “struggle“ wouldn't remain confined to Kashmir but “take the entire region into its fold“. Salahuddin and his Hizb have been a crucial factor in J&K militancy . Unlike the terrorists who belong to Pakistan and are deployed by Lashkar-eTaiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, Hizbul draws its ranks from among the youth in the valley -which helps Pakistan argue that the secessionist movement is an indigenous fight for self-determination.
Although he is past his prime and at risk of being eclipsed by a new generation of jihadis, Salahuddin made it clear that he had not lost his penchant for using violence.
Justifying the use of suicide bombers, the mastermind of several terror attacks in Kashmir, said, “If soldiers from Andhra Pradesh, Madras, Assam, Nagaland, Haryana, Bihar and Delhi violate the sanctity of our houses, we are compelled and justified to carry out a suicide attack.''
(Source- TOI)
why cant india shoot that bastered from any army base in india?
ReplyDeleteWe as soldiers welcome all your suicide bombers, Hafiz.
ReplyDeleteWe will help them all to reach Jannat as soon as they come.
only two solutions for kashmir problem, first annex POK with india by military action, second one is to leave the land to kashmiri for arranging their own administration
ReplyDeleteour hard earned money and precious lives of soldiers can be saved
Karunakaran Sir what you have said is the solution to this problem
ReplyDeleteShallauddin donot bark in bushes. Come and see.
ReplyDeleteBarking dogs seldom bites.
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