The opposition has questioned how foreign MPs were allowed to visit the restive region when the politicians of the country have been denied the opportunity.
EU delegation enjoying Shikara ride on Dal Lake. (Photo: Twitter | @DrEBalakrishna1)
Ally Shiv Sena on Wednesday joined the opposition to corner the Government over the visit of European Union (EU) MPs to Jammu and Kashmir, stating that Kashmir is not an international issue.
“Isn’t the EU delegation’s visit an external invasion of India’s independence and sovereignty?” the BJP ally said in its editorial Saamna.
“When Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was criticised for taking Kashmir to the United Nations, why were the EU parliamentarians being allowed to visit?” the party asked.
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“Pandit Nehru is still criticized for referring to issue to UN. If you don’t want UN intervention, then how do you agree to the EU visit,” it said.
The Shiv Sena, however, praised the PM Modi’s government for having won the fight against “Pakistan-sponsored terrorism” by revoking Jammu and Kashmir’s special status under Article 370.
“This is a fight against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and the Modi government has won it,” it claimed.
The EU delegation was on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir for a first-hand assessment of the situation in Kashmir.
“What is the EU delegation going to do during its visit?” the Sena asked, and was quick to add that Union Home Minister Amit Shah is the one capable of answering these questions.
The party added that the EU MPs should quietly go away after visiting Kashmir as tourists and not create trouble.
A united opposition of the Congress, PDP, and NC have slammed the Centre for rolling out red carpet to the EU MPs.
The opposition has questioned how foreign MPs were allowed to visit the restive region when the politicians of the country have been denied the opportunity.
The Congress has targeted the Government saying it has internationalised the Kashmir issue.
This is the first foreign delegation to visit the restive region after the Centre withdrew Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories (UTs) on August 5.
Following their tour, the MEPs said that politics is an internal issue but terror is a universal problem and added that they fully support India in its efforts to end terror.
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