Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shaina NC said there are some crucial questions that need to be answered and added that it is India’s internal matter and should not be discussed internationally.
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They also demanded a parliamentary delegation to be sent to Kashmir to deliberate with all sections and an all-party meet to find a resolution.
MPs from other parties joined the chorus and asked the government to stop using pellet guns against Kashmiri protesters.
He said that Pakistan was involved in the protests and made it clear that there was no power in the world that “can take Jammu and Kashmir away from us”. “But it will be about Pakistan occupied Kashmir, not Kashmir”, he said.
For nine hours, the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday debated the unrest in Kashmir, with Home Minister Rajnath Singh assuring the upper house that an all party meeting would be called on Friday. The resolution asserted that the House “is of the firm and considered view that while there can not be any compromise on national security, it is equally an imperative that urgent steps are taken to restore order and peace for the alleviation of the sufferings of the people”.
The Prime Minister said that the PDP-BJP government in Kashmir and the Centre are working together to solve the state’s difficulties, but some people are unable to digest it and are clinging the path of destruction.
“Not only the political parties, even ordinary people are asking why the Prime Minister can not face the Parliament, can not answer to the queries raised by Members of the Parliament and these are all issues of national concern”. A decision on it will be taken after consultation with the chief minister, he said. Azad took a swipe on Modi on his statement on “Insaniyat (humanity), Jamhooriyat (democracy) and Kashmriyat”, saying such statements only suited former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
However, Finance Minister Arun Jaitely sought to defend the Centre by saying “J&K is facing a sensitive situation today, there’s a need for all of us to speak in one voice”.
“The boys, who should be holding laptops, bats and balls in their hands and dreams in their hearts, are ones carrying stones”, he said. Mr Singh gave details about rations, milk and other daily essentials that had been distributed in the state even during the curfew.
While commenting on the discussions and debates in Indian print and electronic media about the volatile and burning situation in Jammu and Kashmir, chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference (G), Syed Ali Shah Geelani said that it is very saddened to see these so-called intelligentsia and law makers of India, while discussing Kashmir, only look through the prism of law and order and once the turmoil subsides they go hibernation.
The resolution also appealed the people of Jammu & Kashmir “to work for the early restoration of normalcy and harmony”.
Responding to demands for stopping use of pellet guns which have caused most injuries, the Home Minister said such weapons were not used for the first time but earlier also. He said the situation has gone beyond special packages.
He assured the House that security forces had been asked to show restraint while dealing with the protesters.
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“No power on earth can snatch Kashmir from us”, he declared, while referring to letter of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to the United Nations seeking “plebiscite” in Kashmir. “Those who raise such ISIS flags are trying to defame Islam”. Singh referred to the remarks made by the Prime Minister about “Insaniyat, Jamhooriyat and Kashmiriyat” while invoking Atal Bihari Vajpayee and said the government is walking on that path. Singh also lauded Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, saying she and her government had done a good job in this hard situation. “We should be proud of such a Parliament”.
