Lone asks Centre to act tough against those “harassing” Kashmiris in other parts of country
He urged the Centre to treat the issue as a matter of national security rather than isolated incidents.
He urged the Centre to treat the issue as a matter of national security rather than isolated incidents.
Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, Sajad Lone challenged Omar Abdullah to prove that his party did not deny the Congress a winning Rajya Sabha seat on the BJP’s instructions.
The discourse Lone referred to is Abdullah's repeated allegations linking people and parties to the BJP and labelling them as "anti-Muslim."
The Peoples’ Conference president said as the woes of the masses are mounting the administration should make sincere efforts to engage the people of J&K for a lasting solution to the present challenges.
Lone was speaking after former parliamentarians and other leaders joined the JKPC in Srinagar.
Talking to media persons in Srinagar after attending the PM’s meeting with J&K leaders, Lone said that we have to make an enabling environment for facilitating the delivery of the issues discussed in the meeting in which Home Minister Amit Shah was also present.
Lone chaired a meeting of the party leaders in Srinagar in the context of the All Party meeting called by the Prime Minister on 24 June.
"Five succumb in Sopore attack, 3 civilians and 2 police men. Mr gunmen, approximately 5 Kashmiri funerals, 5 widows, 10 grieving old parents. A dozen or more orphans. All Kashmiris. So Mr gunmen, really want to know whose bloody side are you on,"
Malik's sister on Saturday in a statement said that Malik was on hunger strike ever since the NIA shifted him to Delhi and following his deteriorating health was shifted to a hospital.
Other Kashmiri politicians have also criticised the ban on JKLF and have accused the Modi government of having taken the step to take leverage in the Lok Sabha elections.
