Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has accused the United Nations (UN) of “death and destruction” in Kashmir and other parts of the world.
“This forum (UN) is responsible for deaths and destruction in Kashmir, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and other parts of the world and it seems to be insensitive and indifferent. We hope that the institution will deliver its duty towards the peaceful resolution of Kashmir and Palestine,” Geelani said in a statement issued here on UN Day.
Geelani said Kashmiris had pinned hopes on the UN to implement the resolution on the Kashmir issue. “It is the moral obligation for the UN to implement all these resolutions and impress upon India to ascertain the will and wish of the people of the state with regards to their political destiny. India and Pakistan were engaged in 150 sessions of negotiations but yielded no result because India has not given up the rhetoric that Kashmir is its integral part which is contradictory to the historical facts,” he said.
He said the fundamental role of the UN was to sort out differences between nations and countries and to avoid wars. “But, this institution (UN) has failed to deliver because of the veto power entrusted to its basic five member countries and that has hampered its smooth and judicious functioning,” he said.
Geelani accuses UN of destruction in Kashmir
