Speaking on the floor of the House, Azad said that the Prime Minister comes to the Parliament complex everyday at 10 am but he has “not attended the discussion on any issue”.
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“In a direct attack on the BJP and the PM Azad said that wherever the BJP came to power it only caused a mess”.
While dipping deep into the genesis of Kashmir dispute, Geelani said that history and the revolt of Kashmiris from time to time stands witness to the fact that this piece of land has been forcibly occupied by India and whenever people try to raise against this inhuman and undemocratic occupation, their voice muzzled by brutality and tyranny.
Police said except for stone pelting incidents at three places in Kupwor, Bandpur and Anantnag districts, the overall law and order situation had generally remained calm on Tuesday. The people of Kashmir should ensure their efforts in growing them do not go waste, he said.”The efforts you have made, you must be paid for that”, he said while promising all necessary support from the Centre.
He had evoked former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s model of “insaniyat” and appealed for peace in the border state.
Normal life was disrupted in Kashmir for the 33rd straight day today as curfew in some parts and restrictions in the rest of the Valley continued amidst the separatist-led protest programme.
“If something happens in Africa, you (Modi) tweet, Pakistan is an enemy nation, still you speak when something happens there. It should be announced during the Parliament”, he added.
“We did not hear Prime Minister’s statement on Dalit issues here in the Parliament”.
“Kashmir’s largest circulating Urdu daily, Aftab, said “Tawun do Khushali lo, Wazir-e-Azam ka naya nara” (Cooperate and get development in return, PM’s new slogan”).
Under fire from a united Opposition, the government agreed to discuss the unrest in Kashmir in the Rajya Sabha first thing Wednesday.
“There is murder of humanity and democracy in Kashmir”.
Referring to the contention that the trouble in Kashmir is because of unemployment, Manhas said youth in Jammu and Ladakh, two other regions of the state, are also unemployed but they have not picked up guns and raised anti-India slogans. We all should jointly take out a solution for this.
Azad also added that Everyone in Kashmir is a victim of militancy.
“Kashmir problem is not easier to solve by giving them (people of the Valley) more amenities as it will not strike at the root of the problem”, Yadav said. “As soon as the situation returns to normalcy, government will conduct a detailed inquiry into the civilian killings and take stern action against the culprits”, state minister and senior PDP leader Zulfkar Ali said. “And as Parliament is on, we all need to share their pain”, said Azad.
Following persistent demand by Opposition, the government agreed to have a debate on the ongoing crisis in Kashmir in the Rajya Sabha.
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Similar sentiments were echoed by Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad and SP’s Ram Gopal Yadav.
