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Pakistan suffers humiliating defeat in British Parliament
Debate on human rights situation in Kashmir
9/17/2014 10:38:14 PM
Neha

JAMMU, Sep 17: Last week on September 11, a debate was held in a committee room of the British Parliament on the human rights situation in Kashmir. The initiative for the debate was taken by pro-Pakistan and pro-Kashmiri separatists David ward, who represents Bradford East in the House of Commons. Bradford houses almost one lakh Muslims of POJK origin.
No less than 18 speakers spoke on the issue. Only three supported the Pakistan cause and accused India of violating the human rights of Kashmiri Muslims. They also endorsed the demand seeking the right to self-determination for Kashmiri Muslims of this part of the state.
The remaining 15 members of the House of Commons rejected their viewpoints and directly and indirectly upheld the Indian view on Jammu & Kashmir and Pakistan.
The truth is that speaker after speaker echoed almost similar views and rejected the Pakistani charge that Indian Army and other security forces were violating human rights of Kashmiri Muslims. It would be only appropriate to quote from a report from London a relevant portion to put things in perspective and establish that David Ward and his two Pakistani supporter MPs were completely cornered by the pro-India MPs.
A comprehensive report from London in this regard said: About one-third of the speakers were even-handed and did not categorically take sides. Unlike past debates on Kashmir in the British Parliament, the public gallery appeared to be equally divided between Indians and Pakistanis and not predominantly the latter community. Rumblings of discontent were heard from a section of the audience every time a speaker took up cudgels for India and correspondingly clapping from another segment, which were frequent as the strength of solidarity with India was unprecedented.
Those reflecting India's stance on Kashmir were well prepared. Not only did they seem to have been well briefed, but had done their own home work. By comparison, the apologists for Islamabad indulged in propaganda, including questioning the legitimacy of elections in Kashmir. Had there been a vote, the pro-India lobby would have won hands down.
All this should be a matter of great satisfaction for the Indian nation.
And even more significant was the fact that the anti-India debate on Jammu & Kashmir was not a part of government business, notwithstanding the fact that it had an official seal, and that there was no scope for a vote on the petition at the end of the debate.
That there was no vote on the anti-India petition on the state could be described as a massive defeat not only of David Ward but also of the Pakistani establishment, both civil and military, as ell as Kashmiri separatists. More importantly, the British Foreign Office made it loud and clear that Jammu & Kashmir was a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan and England would not interfere.
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