Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani today termed October 27, 1947 as ill-fated day as on this day Indian armed forces landed in Kashmir.”
“It was this ill-fated day of October 27, 1947 when our long and pathetic days of unrest, slavery and subjugation started. It was on this day when India against all constitutional, legal, moral or democratic norms landed its army in this unfortunate land, putting an end to our civil, social, religious and human liberties. Maharaja Hari Singh had no democratic right, as a head of the state, to call for military intervention at the time when he himself had lost the control and was on run from the valley, facing a revolt from the population against his cruel rule. How a single person can decide the fate of millions of people and this justification was given by India itself while pleading the cases of Hyderabad and Junagarah when they took control of both but denying the same in case of Kashmir, defining the imperialistic, biased and arrogant mindset of the rulers of India,” Geelani, in a statement today, said.
Commenting on a prevailing situation, Geelani said, “India has corrupted our own people, both materially and mentally, to safeguard their undemocratic and armed control leading to the birth of countless Abdulahs, Muftis, Qasims, Sadiqs and Bakshis who with the help of this armed crutches have cemented the bloody paws of Indian rule.”
“They in lust and greed of their luxuries have always ruled over bodies and devastated land. They only offer lip service to the suffering masses and the last four months stand testimony to their insensitivity,” he said.
Oct 27, 1947 ‘Ill-Fated’ day for Kashmiris: Geelani
