Zubin Mehta’s concert has assumed political overtones: Mirwaiz

The Mirwaiz,who visited the venue of the parallel concert organised by civil society at Municipal Park here,said the Hurriyat sees a “definite design” behind the concert.

“It (the concert) should have been an open event and not an elitist programme,” he said.

“We are proud of our cultural heritage and we are going to strive peacefully and politically for our rights,” he said.

The Hurriyat chairman said if Germany wanted to contribute to Kashmir,they could have helped in education and health rather than holding the concert.

The hardline Hurriyat faction led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani has called for a strike in the Valley against the concert on the banks of Dal Lake here.