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Economic Times
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
Engineer Rashid condemns Pahalgam attack, spares govt
Abdul Rashid Sheikh, Baramulla MP, has strongly criticized the Pahalgam incident. He described it as a murder of democracy in the Lok Sabha. Rashid avoided blaming the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. He called for a political solution to address the Kashmir issue. He emphasized the need to win the hearts of Kashmiris. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid on Tuesday condemned the Pahalgam incident , terming it a murder of democracy . Speaking in the Lok Sabha , he treaded cautiously not to join the Opposition side in blaming the political establishment for not being able to avert the Pahalgam incident even as he called upon both the sides to find a political solution to the issue."Whatever happened in Pahalgam was a murder of humanity. When it comes to condemning it, who understands the pain of the affected family more than we Kashmiris. We have lost thousands of people the same way since 1989....", he avoided blaming the Lt-Governor of J&K and did not mentioned the home minister. "So many people are asking where the militants had fled (after the Pahalgam incident) and what the Lt-Governor sahib was doing. I am not pleading for anyone. I am not taking sides. I am coming from a place close to the border, where it is not difficult for people to come in and go out. When you are questioning the L-G, no I am not defending him. But even two people intruded into your Parliament," he said. "What I am saying is how do you finish off militancy? How will you fight the militants? For that, you have to win the hearts of Kashmiris. You have to decide, both ruling and Opposition sides, whether you want the people of Kashmir or the land of Kashmir...J&K problem is not communal, it is a political issue. You need to give a political solution," the AIP member said.
Time of India
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Engineer Rashid condemns Pahalgam attack, spares govt
Abdul Rashid Sheikh, Baramulla MP, has strongly criticized the Pahalgam incident. He described it as a murder of democracy in the Lok Sabha. Rashid avoided blaming the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. He called for a political solution to address the Kashmir issue. He emphasized the need to win the hearts of Kashmiris. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid on Tuesday condemned the Pahalgam incident , terming it a murder of democracy . Speaking in the Lok Sabha , he treaded cautiously not to join the Opposition side in blaming the political establishment for not being able to avert the Pahalgam incident even as he called upon both the sides to find a political solution to the issue."Whatever happened in Pahalgam was a murder of humanity. When it comes to condemning it, who understands the pain of the affected family more than we Kashmiris. We have lost thousands of people the same way since 1989....", he avoided blaming the Lt-Governor of J&K and did not mentioned the home minister. "So many people are asking where the militants had fled (after the Pahalgam incident) and what the Lt-Governor sahib was doing. I am not pleading for anyone. I am not taking sides. I am coming from a place close to the border, where it is not difficult for people to come in and go out. When you are questioning the L-G, no I am not defending him. But even two people intruded into your Parliament," he said. "What I am saying is how do you finish off militancy? How will you fight the militants? For that, you have to win the hearts of Kashmiris. You have to decide, both ruling and Opposition sides, whether you want the people of Kashmir or the land of Kashmir...J&K problem is not communal, it is a political issue. You need to give a political solution," the AIP member said.
Indian Express
5 hours ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
‘To end militancy, you have to win hearts of Kashmiris': Engineer Rashid
Independent MP from Baramulla Abdul Rashid Sheikh, better known as Engineer Rashid, in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday said the government needs to win the hearts of Kashmiris to end militancy in J&K as only they have a solution to the Kashmir issue. Speaking during the special discussion on Operation Sindoor, Rashid said: 'To end militancy you will have to win the hearts of Kashmiris. But since yesterday none of you here have spoken about Kashmiris. Do you want Kashmir's land or Kashmir's people? The ruling party and the Opposition will have to decide today.' On the situation of J&K, he said, 'You say everything is fine there. But you do not allow us to write anything on social media. Over 3,000 people are in jails.' The MP also said that everyone in the House talked about US President Donald Trump but he does not have the solution to the problem. 'J&K people, including Hindus, Muslims and every other community have the solution to the Kashmir issue. It is not a communal issue, it is a political issue. You need to give a political resolution…' 'When you could not speak about me, what would you speak about Kashmiris,' he said. Rashid said the government is 'in a hurry to make Hindu rashtra'. 'Do that happily but don't touch the demography of my Jammu and Kashmir and don't disturb the culture of J&K. Let J&K remain J&K. Do whatever you want to do with Pakistan, how are we concerned? You have a dispute with them (Pakistan) but we are suffering in the middle.' 'We are tired of carrying dead bodies,' he said. Rashid also asked the government how many members from Kashmir were there in the seven multi-party delegation sent by the Centre to different countries to convey India's message of zero tolerance against terrorism in May.
Indian Express
17 hours ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Release innocent Kashmiris arrested post-Pahalgam, National Conference MP appeals to govt during Op Sindoor debate
J&K National Conference MPs Mian Altaf Ahmad and Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Monday spoke of the plight of Kashmiris following the Pahalgam terror attack, with Ahmad urging the government to release 'any innocent people' arrested since then. The remarks came during the special discussion in the Lok Sabha on the terror attack and Operation Sindoor. Ahmad, the Anantnag-Rajouri MP, said he is from the area where the attack occurred on April 22. 'Home Minister (Amit Shah) is here and I am sure that all the murderers will be punished. Our demand to you is to give stringent punishment to them,' he said. Ahmad said several people from Rajouri and Poonch, which are part of his constituency, were killed in Pakistani shelling across the border following Operation Sindoor. Citing the death of 20-year-old Mohammad Parvez in police firing near Jammu a few days ago, the MP said, 'I want the Home Minister to take notice of such innocent killings and take action against those who kill a 20-year-old youth. If action is not taken, the law will lose the trust of people. I am saying this because such incidents happen in Kashmir and action is not taken.' 'I want to request the Home Minister that if any innocent people have been arrested and are in jail after Operation Sindoor and Pahalgam attack, their cases should be reviewed and they should be released,' said the MP. He demanded that the government provide bulletproof ambulances and build bunkers in border areas. He also sought a railway link between Rajouri and Poonch. 'Arrangement should be made that if such incidents (Pahalgam attack) happen in the future, local innocent and unarmed people are not affected,' he said. Mehdi, the Srinagar MP, said after Pahalgam, 'a war had started against the people of Kashmir too'. He said more than 2,000 people were jailed and Kashmiris were 'defamed on social media to such an extent' that more than 11 cases of violence against them occurred in UP, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh. More than 100 Kashmiris, including students and businessmen, were beaten and removed from hostels, he added.
Dubai Eye
a day ago
- Politics
- Dubai Eye
Defence minister denies India bowed to pressure to end fighting with Pakistan
India's defence minister said on Monday that New Delhi had ended its military conflict with Pakistan in May as it had met all its objectives and had not responded to pressure, rejecting US President Donald Trump's claim that he brokered the truce. Rajnath Singh was speaking at the opening of a discussion in parliament on the April 22 attack in India's Jammu & Kashmir, in which 26 men were killed. The attack led to a fierce, four-day military conflict with Pakistan in May, the worst between the nuclear-armed neighbours in nearly three decades. "India halted its operation because all the political and military objectives studied before and during the conflict had been fully achieved," Singh said. "To suggest that the operation was called off under pressure is baseless and entirely incorrect," he said. Singh's comments came as the Indian Army said that it had killed "three terrorists" in an intense gun battle in Indian Kashmir on Monday. Indian TV channels said the three were suspected to be behind the April attack. Pakistan thanked Trump for brokering the agreement but India said Washington had no hand in it and that New Delhi and Islamabad had agreed between themselves to end the fighting. "At no stage, in any conversation with the United States, was there any linkage with trade and what was going on," Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said, referring to Trump's repeated remarks that he had used the prospect of trade deals between Washington and the two countries as leverage to broker peace. There was also no conversation between Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi between the day of the Kashmir attack when Trump called to convey his sympathy and June 17 when Modi was in Canada for the G-7 summit, Jaishankar told parliament. Indian opposition groups have questioned what they say is the intelligence failure behind the Kashmir attack and the government's inability to capture the assailants - issues they are expected to raise during the parliament discussion. They have also criticised Modi for coming under pressure from Trump and agreeing to end the fighting, along with reports that Indian jets were shot down during the fighting. Pakistan claimed it downed five Indian planes in combat, and India's highest ranking general told Reuters that India suffered initial losses in the air, but declined to give details. The Himalayan region of Kashmir has been at the heart of the hostility between India and Pakistan, both of whom claim the region in full but rule it in part, and have fought two of their three wars over it. India accuses Pakistan of helping separatists in its part of Kashmir, but Pakistan denies this and says it only provides diplomatic and moral support to Kashmiris seeking self-determination.
