Coming down heavily on Home Minister, Rajnath Singh’s claim during a press conference in Srinagar that J&K was, is and will remain India’s integral part, AIP supremo Er Rashid Monday said that claim is far away from reality. “J&K was never Integral Part of India but was in fact a sovereign country when Indians were slaves of Britishers,” Rashid said in a statement.“If Rajnath Singh or any Indian is ruling Kashmir as on date, it is by the courtesy of barrel of gun,” Rashid said and asked Rajnath Singh “can rajnath Singh answer what was the fun of sending all parties delegation, promising talks with all stake holders and begging for resolution from door to door.”
Rashid also hailed people of Pir Panchal and Chenab Valley who have rejected the demand of separate state hood for Jammu and made it clear that Jammu doesn’t mean two and a half districts but it includes thousands of villages and towns from Pir Panchal to Chenab. He offered his full support to Greater Pir Panchal Unity Forum and said that every Kashmiri is of firm belief that the whole state is a disputed territory and demand of separate state hood by communal forces is just an attempt to dilute Kashmir cause. (CNS)