Learn lessons from Karbala martyrdom, remain steadfast: Geelani tells people

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman Syed Ali Geelani on Sunday said that by martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) shows the weak and suppressed people the way to remain steadfast against the “tyranny” and “barbarism” and stand by righteousness. Saying that true rulers behave as the real servants of their followers whereas despotism breeds dishonest and cruel rulers, Geelani in his presidential address to a seminar called by Hurriyat Conference (G) for paying tributes to martyrs of Karbala said “history of Karbala glorifies the truth and teaches us a lesson to stand by reason and justice in the light of Quran and Sunnah”.
Referring to India’s stand over Kashmir and the seventy year long resistance struggle in the state, Geelani said “the people of Kashmir demand their legitimate right as promised and accepted by the world community. For raising their just demand, they get killed, maimed, vandalizing their belongings, prolonged incarceration on one pretext or the other and degradation as third degree citizens”.
Condemning curbs on dissenting voices in Kashmir, Geelani said “ the state of Jammu and Kashmir has been turned into a hell where people get persecuted and prosecuted without any rule of law”.
Referring to interferences in religious matters of Muslims Geelani castigated the incumbent Modi government, for proposing triple Talaq as a punishable offence, allowing a Muslim women to perform Hajj without her “Moharam” and prohibition of carrying sacrificial animals from one place to another.
Terming these arbitrary commands as a ploy to disintegrate the Muslims on the basis of minor ideological differences, he urged the muslims of the state to remain united irrespective of such divisive tactics of India.
Coming to the latest Indian rejection of dialogue with Pakistan, Geelani said unless India accepts Kashmir as a dispute, no dialogue process is likely to succeed.
India and Pakistan shared more than 150 rounds of bilateral talks without any results, so unless the disputed nature of the problem is not addressed, peace and prosperity of the whole South Asia region shall continue remain as hostage to it.
Mohammad Yasin Malik in his address while taking a dig on the authorities, regretted that virtually the seminar was conducted in a jail atmosphere because for the last eight years Geelani continues to be under house arrest, and his residence has been turned into a Sub-Jail. This is a worst type of subjugation and tyranny. “We continue to observe Karbala, day in and day out. Imam Hussain enlightened the coming generations to resist the tyranny come what may”, he lamented.