Owaisi slams Pakistan.
Asking Pakistan to stop meddling in Kashmir affairs, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi Saturday said the valley was and will always be an integral part of India, even as he stressed the need to have a consistent policy for the region.
The Hyderabad MP said whether it was the Congress or the BJP at the Centre, they have "no policy, no vision" to bring back normalcy in the Kashmir Valley."I feel that there has to be a consistent policy on Kashmir which unfortunately is lacking," he said.
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader was replying to a question during a panel discussion organised at the Telangana Jagruthi International Youth Leadership Conference which began here Saturday.Quoting a report, Owaisi accused the BJP-led central government of not doing anything for Kashmiri Pandits.
He said he has not seen so many lives being destroyed with pellet guns in the last eight years.Owaisi said instead of having a policy for the region, the government was now aiming to have less lethal weapons which show where its priority lies."The Kashmir problem cannot be treated in a James Bond or a Rambo style... Someone will have to show a statesman-like approach. There is alienation and things have to be done in a proper way," he said.
Owaisi said Pakistan should stop meddling in Kashmir affairs.
1. Owaisi earlier chided Pak PM for speaking about India
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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had said he will "show" the Narendra Modi government "how to treat minorities", amidst a controversy over Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah's remarks on mob violence in India.Owaisi’s reaction
Reacting, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi reiterated that India didn’t need to learn about ‘inclusiveness’ from Pakistan. He wrote: “According to the Pakistani Constitution, only a Muslim is qualified to be President. India has seen multiple Presidents from oppressed communities. It's high time Khan sahab learns something from us about inclusive politics & minority rights.”
2. Let him chart his own path: Owaisi on Shah Faesal
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He said IAS officer Shah Faesal, who recently resigned from the civil services, should chalk out his own independent political journey.
Faesal, who has been in the limelight since becoming the first Kashmiri to top the exam in 2009, resigned on January 9, protesting the "unabated" killings in Kashmir and the "marginalisation" of Indian Muslims "... Let him chalk out his own independent political journey and that is what Kashmir requires. You do not want Kashmir's political journey to be controlled by babus or IB officers sitting in Delhi," Owaisi added.
3. Owaisi criticises PM Modi for not doing enough for Kashmiri Pandits
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According to AIMIM leader, not much has done for ensuring Kashmiri Pandits who left their home 29 years back can go back to their motherland. Incidentally, Saturday is 29 th anniversary of forced exile of Kashmiri Pandits from Valley when they had to live fearing violence.
