Mirwaiz Umer Farooq hopes Kashmir peace talks will resume after elections

Mirwaiz asserted that the Kashmir issue was a political problem and not a religious or geographical one.

2 min readSringarFeb 23, 2014 05:35 PM IST First published on: Feb 23, 2014 at 05:35 PM IST

Umar he said to create an environment for the process to move forward, the Centre should have the willingness to resolve the issue at a political level. (Reuters)

Mirwaiz he said to create an environment for the process to move forward, the Centre should have the willingness to resolve the issue at a political level. (Reuters)

Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Sunday voiced hope that the peace dialogue will resume after the general elections and said the
amalgam would support the process to resolve the Kashmir issue if the Centre shows “sincerity”.

Speaking at a seminar here, he said “after the polls a new government will be formed, the peace process will move forward and talks will be held”.

“The people should have a belief that whenever their leadership joins the process of talks, which is a part of our resistance, their wishes and aspirations would be represented,” the Mirwaiz said.

However, he said to create an environment for the process to move forward, the Centre should have the willingness to resolve the issue at a political level and withdraw laws like the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA).