Jammu and Kashmir disputed territory, not part of India: Syed Ali Shah Geelani

Separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani made a controversial statement and said Jammu and Kashmir is a disputed territory and not a part of India.

“No matter which government comes to power no change will come in Jammu and Kashmir. This was a mere political stunt (Mufti’s praise of Hurriyat). India should accept the reality that Jammu and Kashmir is a disputed territory and is not a part of India,” he said.

He also said the accusations against Hurriyat hardliner Masarat Alam’s are untrue, and added that the latter’s release was not a big deal.

“The court has released Masarat.

He has been out on bail several times. All the FIRs against him had been rejected by the court. So, his release is not a big deal. Also, the accusations against him are not true, I know him very well,” he said.

rime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in the day said the Central Government was neither informed nor consulted about Alam’s release. “I assure the nation that there is no compromise on the unity of the nation,” PMO’s twitter handle quoted Prime Minister Modi as telling the Lok Sabha.

Seeking to pacify the opposition, Prime Minister Modi said, “This expression of anger over Alam’s release does not belong to any political party, but to the entire nation and the entire House.”