No constitutional step by India was substitute-Rehmani

Islamabad:26,Jan 2005:Muhammad Farooq Rehmani convener All Parties Hurriet Conference AJK Chapter has urged India not to undermine the importance of the demand of the  people of Kashmir for the right of self determination by raising the bogey of local bodies (LB) elections after a long span of 27 years. He was addressing today a black day rally organized by the APHC before the Indian High Commission Islamabad. It meant to tell the world that the republic day of India was never acceptable to Kashmiris, whose political struggle was never linked with the constitution of India. Muhammad Farooq Rehmani said that no constitutional step by India was substitute to the promised plebiscite under UN, whether it was the election for the State Assembly or Parliament or Local Bodies in the State. He announced that the people of Kashmir would boycott the fourth coming LB elections in the State, as they did in the past in regard to the legislative body elections. He further said that no election under the Indian constitution would bring peace and normalcy in the bleeding land of Kashmiris, rather the occupation forces and police would further unleash terrorism under the pretext of organizing LB polling. He said that Kashmir was an international dispute and hence every effort should be made to search out a peaceful solution of the dispute trilaterally according to the urges and aspirations of Kashmiris. He asked India to reduce her number of troops, repeal her black laws and remove restrictions on Hurriet leaders to pave a way for the peaceful settlement of Kashmir dispute. The rally was also addressed by other representatives of APHC and leaders of AJK political organizations.