MP ER Rashid meets Rahul submits 'peace roadmap' for J&K
Srinagar, Dec. 2 -- Jailed member of Parliament from Baramulla, Er Abdul Rashid, on Monday reached out to leader of opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi and other national leaders with a peace roadmap for Jammu and Kashmir.
Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) chief spokesperson Inam Un Nabi said that MP Baramulla Er Abdul Rashid, on his very first day inside the Parliament Hall, personally handed over a detailed and emotional letter to Rahul Gandhi and several other top national leaders belonging to all major political parties, urging them to adopt a humane, realistic and dialogue-centered approach towards J&K.
He said the incarcerated MP made it a point to walk across the Parliament Hall and deliver the letter individually to leaders cutting across the political spectrum, demonstrating his commitment to peace over politics. "This was his first gesture inside Parliament, not a speech, not a slogan, but a sincere appeal for justice and reconciliation," he said. Quoting from the letter, Inam Un Nabi said Er Rashid reminded national leaders: "J&K has suffered immensely because of the animosity between India and Pakistan since 1947. Over 80,000 lives have been lost, and violence has become the new norm." He wrote that Kashmiris have been unfairly projected. "Kashmiris have been reduced to being named as Indian or Pakistani proxies, despite being the main stakeholders," he wrote....
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