No compromise on Right to Self-Determination: Er. Rashid

Stand on self-determination main reason for not making it to ‘All Party Meet’

5 Dariya News

Srinagar 20-Aug-2016

While not being invited to ‘All party Meet’ with president of India, Pranab Mukherji AIP Supremo and MLA Langate accused mainstream parties especially National Conference president, Omar Abdullah of disrespecting the sentiments of Kashmiri people.Addressing a press conference in Srinagar today, Er Rashid recalled that his not being part of the delegation to New-Delhi was due to the fact that Omar Abdullah and others wanted him to give up his hard stand on all issues especially seeking right to self-determination. Er Rashid said, “My stand and the response of other parties has badly exposed their designs and Omar Abdullah may say billion times that he has no interest in Mehbooba Mufti’s resignation but his apologetic and confusing stand over the basic dispute of Jammu and Kashmir is ample proof to conclude that they don’t want to annoy New Delhi and trying to prove their maximum loyalty to New Delhi’s colonial designs.” 

Er Rashid claimed that he was conveyed that if he wants to be part of delegation visiting New Delhi, he will have to give up his core demand seeking Right to Self Determination.“I made it clear that I will be the last man to give up the demand of holding plebiscite, as saying or doing so is not against the sovereignty of India and is the most civilized and just way to resolve J&K dispute,” Rashid said.He reiterated that he is firm on his stand talking to anyone on Kashmir Dispute even if it is Uday Thakrey, Hafiz Syed or someone else as he like every Kashmiri has very strong case to defend and it is only listening to others that can expose the extension wings of New Delhi, as has happened in the case of Omar Abdullah and other leaders during and after the all parties meeting. (KNS)