Mir Iqbal
SRINAGAR, Sept 7: Hundreds of people today teemed toward Municipal Park here to attend a cultural show “Haqeeqat-e-Kashmir” organised by Kashmir’s civil society to oppose the Zubin Mehta’s orchestra held at famous Shalimar Garden.
The event was attended by civil society members, human rights activists and students. Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Hurriyat (G) spokesman Ayaz Akbar was also seen sitting among the people.
“I am here to express my solidarity with the cause for which this event is being organized. We have nothing against Zubin Mehta….no one is against the event itself. But it has assumed political overtures as an attempt is being made that everything is normal and peaceful in Kashmir, which is not the case,” Mirwaiz told reporters at the event.
Heavy security was deployed around the venue and people coming to the event were allowed only after 2 pm to attend the cultural event.
The organizers termed event as ‘event for common people who have seen pain and agony from last 65 years.’
The event, which was first of its kind in Kashmir, started with the speech of civil society member, Dr Altaf Hussain, who accused international community of closing down eyes to the problem of Kashmir.
Poetry, prose, rap songs, folk drama (Bande Pather), artists were performed at the event, which highlighted the sufferings people have gone through the conflict.
Noted Kashmiri poet Zareef Ahmad Zareef accused the Government of distorting the culture and identity of Kashmir by vandalizing the garden of Shalimar and added that the music event is being used as propaganda tool by India and the concert does not reflect the ground situation of Kashmir.
A group of two young Kashmiri Rappers, 2K, Performed amid sloganeering and applause. The group performed narrating the ‘ordeal of Kashmiris’ in the form of music. The people present appreciated the duo.
Trending Now
E-Paper
Follow our WhatsApp channel