Two more Hurriyat groups shun separatism, Amit Shah says Valley trusts Bharat

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Two more groups previously associated with Hurriyat have discarded separatism in Kashmir. Home Minister Amit Shah stated that the 'Valley trusts Bharat' and claimed that separatism has become history in Kashmir.

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00:00All right, big news coming in from the Kashmir valley, remember barely few years ago, separatism,

00:09secessionism, violent secessionism and of course the repercussions of that in terms

00:14of violence was all too common in Kashmir.

00:17But now it appears that separatists are also realizing which is the better way out.

00:24Two more groups earlier associated with secessionism, associated with Hurriyat groups basically

00:30just to give you a background, two more Hurriyat linked groups have taken a decision to separate

00:37from separatism.

00:39It's a play of words also I bring in here.

00:42Home Minister Amit Shah has put out a statement on that, Home Minister Amit Shah has said

00:46that valley trusts Bharat, he's also added that separatism has become history in Kashmir

00:52is what the Home Minister is claiming.

00:54So in total for now, four separatist outfits have joined mainstream.

00:59Remember this is also important because at this point it's not just about so to say becoming

01:07mainstream but also for example we had the Jamaat that participated in the elections

01:12that happened in Jammu and Kashmir assembly.

01:14So for example the Tehreek-e-Istiklal and two other groups have decided to severe ties

01:21and to severe ties and in many ways not fall for Pakistan propaganda anymore.

01:29I want to bring in Jitendra Bahadur Singh for the latest on that.

01:33He closely tracks the Home Ministry.

01:35Jitendra tell me more about what is this statement, how is Home Minister Amit Shah saying that

01:40the Hurriyat connected groups or separatism is now becoming history in Kashmir.

01:47Yes, Home Minister Amit Shah just a few days ago said in his address that the separatist

01:58activities in Kashmir are decreasing and in the last few days we have seen that the

02:04different organizations connected to Hurriyat, even today two organizations have said that

02:11they will not join with Hurriyat.

02:13Two-three days ago, we received information that they are also separating from Hurriyat.

02:18This kind of information was posted by Home Minister Amit Shah on AXE and he said that

02:27the way the separatism was increasing there, people are turning away from it.

02:34People are continuously moving towards development and we have also seen that the stone pelting

02:39or the terrorist activities that used to take place in Kashmir Ghati has also reduced a lot.

02:44The stone pelting has become close to zero.

02:47So, this way the Home Ministry is continuously working there, the security forces are also

02:52working there and it is being tried that there should be more and more development there.

02:57People who are involved in separatism should move away from it and this is what is going on.

03:02Jitendra, stay with us.

03:04Just to give you a background to the viewer, it's All Parties Hurriyat Conference which

03:08was seen as a coalition.

03:09Once strong at a point that they would release a calendar, for example, Ghilani's faction

03:14and Kashmir had to be shut.

03:17Joining me now, Mir Fareed for the latest on that.

03:19Mir Fareed, tell me about what precisely, if you have information about which are these

03:24two groups, how is Home Minister Amit Shah now saying that more and more secessionist,

03:29anti-India or separatist groups are becoming mainstream?

03:34Well, Pooja, as you know, Hurriyat Conference was a conglomerate of, or umbrella organisation

03:41of multiple small separatist organisations.

03:44Now, major ones, of course, being the party of Pir Vizumar Farooq and then you have Tehrik

03:49Hurriyat of Saeed Ali Shah Ghilani.

03:52But then there were various small constituents and it seems these two parties were one of

03:57those small constituents of the Hurriyat Conference.

03:59Now, we know after Article 370 abrogation, there was a massive crackdown against the

04:04separatist ecosystem.

04:05Top leaders were arrested, rag and pile was taken care of, offices ceased and separatism

04:11or separatist activity came to a grinding halt.

04:14And just two days back, the Jammu and Kashmir police once again started that crackdown with

04:19raids on separatists and their sympathisers.

04:24Now it seems that all that, all that pressure and then to add to that the kind of peace

04:29that Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed and especially Kashmir in the last four, five

04:33years with the stone pelting coming to zero, militancy-related incidents at their lowest

04:38level.

04:39So obviously it seems that all those things have inspired these small constituents and

04:43they have decided to part ways with the Hurriyat Conference and generally as far as parting

04:49ways with separatist ideologies are concerned.

04:52So obviously Amit Shah, Home Minister, taking credit because most of it has been done by

04:58the Home Minister.

04:59He has pledged allegations to the security forces, to various agencies.

05:00As you are telling us, yes, one Tehreek-e-Istiklal is what we are picking up and also J&K Freedom

05:08Movement, J&K FM have given out statements.

05:11Remember, that means a lot of back-channel talks and strategies have been used over the

05:15past few years to ensure ideologically also these groups can be, can become mainstream.

05:21But let's also remember that it must be a continued progress and in the days to come

05:27also the government must ensure its focus on Kashmir and not just simply sit and feel

05:32that all is well in the valley.

05:34Fareed and Jitendra, thank you very much for now.

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