Hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Geelani spoke to Hakim Irfan
Partial revocation or amendment of AFSPA will bring no respite to the people. Some sections of Delhi-based media are trying to portray AFSPA as the main issue. It’s not. New Delhi must come out of denial mode.
It’s irrelevant for us to debate who should govern the state. The pro-India politicians are Delhi’s puppets. They represent Delhi in Kashmir, and not vice versa. Our movement is against New Delhi’s illegal rule over Kashmir. The resignation of Omar Abdullah or change of dispensation will have no bearing on the ongoing movement. NC, PDP and others have no power to decide or influence matters related to Kashmir. They have, time and again, accepted their inability to control the soldiers operating across J&K.
I want to make it clear that our ‘Quit Kashmir Movement’ will continue. People are following the protest calendar in letter and spirit. We have put forth our five-point proposal and it is time for New Delhi to act.”