SRINAGAR: Hurriyet leader Syed Ali Gilani has said that Indian rigidity was the main hurdle in peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute.
Syed Ali Gilani said in a statement that the unresolved Kashmir dispute was the root cause of tension between Pakistan and India which could lead them to another war.
He said that Pakistan’s bold stance on Kashmir had unnerved India and due to this reason New Delhi had flared the situation on the border to give vent to its anger.
He urged the Indian government to acknowledge the realities about the Kashmir conflict and take steps towards its settlement for the betterment of Indian people as well as the inhabitants of the entire south Asian region.
Syed Ali Gilani said that India claimed to be the largest democracy of the world but did not respect the democratic rights of the people of Kashmir.
He said that the people of Kashmir had been struggling for securing their birthright to self-determination for last several decades but India and its puppet regime in the territory were suppressing it through use of brute force.
