Srinagar: Serious differences have cropped up between various constituents of
Hurriyat Conference (HC) over the issue of holding talks with the Kashmir Committee
(KC) led by Ram Jethmalani as the recently released JKLF (Jammu and Kashmir
Liberation Front) leader Yaseen Malik termed it as a "publicity committee".
After his release on parole after eight months in jail on the charges of funding
militancy, Malik in his first press conference had devoted a long time on criticising
the Kashmir Committee.
The JKLF chairman again criticised the Kashmir Committee on November 14 saying, "The
name of Kashmir Committee should be changed to publicity committee and it has no
relevance at all."
However, his statement was objected to by another executive member of Hurriyat
Conference Bilal Lone, son of slain amalgam leader Abdul Gani Lone, who said "anyone
who wants to take the Kashmir issue forward, we are with him, be it Ram Jethmalani or
anyone."
Their statements were indicative of differences between various constituents of
Hurriyat over their meeting with Kashmir Committee.
It may be mentioned that acting chief of JKLF Javed Ahmed Mir had earlier criticised
Mirwaiz Umer Farooq for his statement that Hurriyat would be facilitating visit of
Kashmir Committee to Pakistan for holding talks with the regime in Islamabad and
Pakistan's Kashmir Committee.
PTI
