Celebrating Indias defeat proves Kashmir problem is not Pakistan-backed insurgency: lawmaker

Srinagar: A lawmaker in Jammu and Kashmir Friday asked New Delhi to introspect and find answers that while whole India was ruing Indias defeat in T20 World Cup semi final why were Kashmiris celebrating Indias defeat on streets and social media. Abdul Rashid, the lawmaker, addressing a public gathering after inaugurating Medical Dispensary at Walrama in Qaziabad, said the reaction to West Indians victory on the streets of Kashmir has yet again proved that Jammu & Kashmir issue is not a problem of governance, Pakistans insurgency, providing packages or resolving unemployment problem but a deep rooted political problem which needs a genuine political solution.

It is now proven beyond doubt that killing militants, slapping PSA on youth, calling AFSPA a holy book, disgracing Kashmiri leadership, relocating few army camps, providing financial packages, detaining hundreds of Kashmiris in and outside J&K jails and harassing Kashmiri students and traders outside J&K has not helped in resolving the dispute but complicated the problem further, he said. Kashmiris had taken to streets after West Indies defeated India.

Reports said youth at many places burst crackers in celebration. Celebrating Indias defeat should be an eye opener for every good Indian and they must read writing on the wall that with every day the distance between New Delhi and Srinagar deepens further, the lawmaker, who heads the Awami Itehad Party, said. Rashid added that unless New Delhi doesnt change its attitude of ruling Kashmir at the barrel of gun and resolve the political dispute on the basis of mutual respect and in light of historic perspectives, only police, army, bureaucracy and few politicians may just be seen as symbols of Indias presence in J&K.

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