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Hurriyat to participate in political process

The separatist All Parties Hurriyat Conference on Sunday said it would participate in any meaningful political process aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the Kashmir problem.

A statement was issued after the five-hour long meeting attended by all the executive members at the APHC headquarters in Srinagar.

"If the ceasefire declaration leads to the resumption of comprehensive dialogue, resolution of the Kashmir dispute, restoration of peace in South Asia and, most important, in relation to India and Pakistan then the offer on the part of the Government of India is to be regarded as a positive change in attitude of the Indian leadership in Delhi towards Kashmir," said the statement.

In the statement, the APHC leaders reiterated that 'for restoration of peace and to make the ongoing efforts meaningful, we be provided chance to meet Indian, Pakistani leaders and also leaders of various militant outfits'.

"We will participate in any meaningful political process that leads to final settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir issue," it said.

The meeting was, however, marred by clashes among pro-independence and pro-Pakistan supporters in which three persons were injured when police used batons to disperse the slogan shouting and stone throwing groups.

The groups clashed immediately after the executive meeting.

Police had to intervene to disperse the clashing groups inside the APHC headquarters.

The trouble began when Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chief Yaseen Malik was leaving the APHC headquarters along with his supporters. The latter suddenly started shouting pro-independence slogans.

At this, activists of the Jamaat-e-Islami and Peoples League also began raising slogans, in favour of Pakistan.

The slogan-shouting degenerated into a fierce clash with the two rival groups hurling stones at each other.

The administration, fearing trouble, had from early morning itself deployed security personnel in strength to maintain law and order. Policemen used batons to disperse the rival groups.

The three persons who received injuries were shifted to a hospital.

Sunday's clash may further deepen the differences among the various leaders in the conglomerate.

At the meeting, despite their serious differences, the factional leaders had agreed to work together to 'take the ongoing struggle to its logical conclusion', according to former APHC chairman Moulvi Omar Farooq.

Omar told waiting newspersons, "We are united and there is no question of any division within the APHC."

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