A day after the deadliest-ever terror attack targeted a CRPF convoy in the Kashmir valley, the three key separatist leaders on Friday said they “regret every killing” and urged for an end to hostilities.
In a joint statement released by Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik under the banner of the joint resistance leadership, the three leaders said “the delay in the resolution of the Kashmir dispute was wreaking havoc in the region”.
“People and the leadership of Kashmir regret every killing that happens on its soil. As we witness killing of our loved ones and shoulder their coffins each day, we feel and understand the pain and sense of loss that the family and friends of those who are killed go through,” they said.
They also cautioned against the “delay in the resolution of the Kashmir dispute” and the denial to engage with the sentiments and aspirations of the people of the state.
“The use of a muscular military approach to counter an essentially political and human problem is wreaking havoc in Kashmir, especially on our next generation and consuming them,” they added.
“Militarisation, cordon and search operations, use of bullets and pellets, blowing up homes, blinding and maiming and torture as a means to crush the legitimate political aspirations of people has not only failed but worsened the situation,” the separatists said.
