Indian Muslims always support Kashmiri people

“Kashmir is the unfinished agenda of partition. All over India, not only Muslims but also different minority communities are being persecuted. People have right to register peaceful protests. Indian Muslims always show concern about Kashmir,” this was told by renowned Islamic scholar, author and Editor-in-Chief the Milli Gazette, Dr Zafar-ul-Islam Khan to Srinagar based news gathering agency CNS on Thursday.

Holding Indian media and Central Government responsible for the execution of Mohammad Afzal Guroo, Renowned Islamic scholar and author said that he was aghast to learn the verdict of Supreme Court that Afzal was hanged to satisfy the collective conscience of Indian people. “India is not a Roman Amphitheatre where you could force a person to die between wild animals.

Media created such hype that everyone came to believe that Afzal was a real terrorist. Both media and Central Government are responsible for his execution. Afzal didn’t get a fair trial and I firmly believe that justice was murdered,” he said adding that there is a particular section in India which don’t want peace to prevail in country.

Stressing the need to give new dimensions to peace process, he said India and Pakistan should sit across the table to iron out their differences. “India being a bigger country has to play its positive role in the region,” he said adding Kashmir is an issue and unfinished agenda of partition, which is needed to be resolved amicably.

He said it is baseless that Indian Muslims do not support the cause of Kashmiri people. “We raised our voice and showed concern whenever Army and other security agencies harassed people, rapped women and tortured youth. All the Muslim organizations in India expressed solidarity with Kashmir people whenever any mishappening occurred there,” Dr Zafar-ul-Islam Khan told CNS adding that Muslims in India don’t want Kashmir to secede from India as they relate their existence with the Muslims of Kashmir.

Khan said that it is incorrect that Muslims of India are not aware about the problems faced by people in Kashmir.

He said the in the garb of terrorism, not only in Kashmir but all over India minority communities especially Muslim youth are being harassed and indicted. “Communalism has taken its roots in India and every political party is busy is propagating communalism. Communalism has taken over Secularism. The poison of communalism is eating away the country and Muslim youth are becoming its prey,” he said.