DIYARBAKIR, North Kurdistan, — Labour, Freedom and Democracy Block’s independent candidate for Diyarbakır, Leyla Zana replied to the statements of CHP (Republican People’s Party) leader Kemal Kılıcdaroglu about Autonomy with three conditions.
She spells out the three conditions as follow; “Like their children, our children will also receive mother-tongue education. Our yellow, red and green flag will stand beside their flag. We don’t show disrespect for any flag but we want our colours beside theirs. In internal and external affairs, we will make the decisions and move together with them but internally, we will govern ourselves. Each city will have a self-governing council. This is not a dream but the way of a true life. And this is our right of self-government.”
Visiting the Çavuşlu, Kemberli, Seyithasan villages of Bismil/Diyarbakır and making the opening of election offices, Labor, Freedom and Democracy Block Diyarbakır candidate Leyla Zana said the followings in her speeches; “I remember my mother’s words that Ocalan awoke and arose thousands as one person.”
Zana, remarking that the real faces of state authorities, who have been telling lies for 80 years, will come into the open at the coming elections, said the followings;
‘The first opportunity for Kurds since 1923’
“The CHP is not approving the autonomy for the first time. When we look into the history, in 1932, they were stating that Kurds had autonomy in Kurdistan. They agreed on the self-governance of Kurds in the region. And now, they are once again putting autonomy into words when they have seen the withdrawal of Kurds’ support to them. This is the first time Kurds have a great opportunity since 1923; to issue a new constitution. The constitutions since 1923 till 2011 were all based on the policy of denial and destruction of Kurds. 2011 is the year of reconstruction of the laws which were enacted with a military mentality and have to be changed now.”
Emphasizing the importance of people’s will to show themselves at polls, Zana said; “It is time to show who represent the Kurds to Prime Minister Erdogan who claims to represent Kurds everywhere. Let’s see whether the Prime Minister Erdogan represents the Kurds or the Kurds do represent themselves. It is the period to show it.”