ISLAMABAD: The Jammu a
nd Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik has sai
d that India was trying to change the demography of Jammu a
nd Kashmir by issuing domicile certificates to non-Kashmiri Hindu refugees. He sai
d that he would spill his blood to prevent a chang
e in the demography of Kashmir.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Yasin Malik in an interview in Srinagar sai
d that he would not hesitate to spill his blood to sabotage the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) regime’s move. He sai
d that in Jammu a
nd Kashmir, the State Subject Law had been in place since Maharaja Hari Singh’s time. He adde
d that it was because Jammu a
nd Kashmir was rich in water resource
s and had a vast forestland and the law was enacted to ensure that no outsider could buy property in Kashmir.
The JKLF chairman sai
d that unfortunately, the ruling PDP-BJP regime was hell-bent upon changing the demography of Jammu a
nd Kashmir by allowing non-state residents like refugees to settl
e in the territory. He sai
d that ever since the inception of the PDP-BJP administration in occupied Kashmir, issues were being created to create confusion and push Muslims to the wall. Malik said, “First the government triggered controversy by raking up issues like separate colonies for Kashmiri Pandits, then created exclusive colonies for retired Indian soldier
s and now it was issuing domicile certificates to refugees.”
Reiterating his resolve to prevent a change in Kashmir’s demography, Malik said, “We will not allow any move aimed at changing the demography of Jammu a
nd Kashmir. We will oppose all such moves tooth an
d nail.” He adde
d that Kashmiri people would never be mute spectators to such move
s and there would always be tough resistance to such designs. He sai
d that such conspiracies were hatched to harm the disputed nature of Jammu a
nd Kashmir and its Muslim majority character.