Farooq Abdullah urged India and Pakistan to resume their dialogue “for the good of all”
New Delhi:
In reaction to Pakistan praising the recent Gupkar Declaration in which six political parties from Jammu and Kashmir pledged to collectively fight against the repeal of Article 370, the President of the National Conference (NC), Farooq Abdullah, claimed on Sunday that “We are not anyone’s puppets.”
“Pakistan has always abused the main political parties in Jammu and Kashmir, but now all of a sudden they like us,” the former prime minister said when asked about the statement by Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi of that the declaration issued by the NC, the PPD, the Congress and three other parties was “not an ordinary event but an important event.”
“Let me clarify that we are not anyone’s puppets, not from New Delhi or from anyone on the other side of the border. We are responsible to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and we will work for them,” he told PTI from Srinagar.
In response to a question about cross-border terrorism, Mr. Abdullah said: “I urge Pakistan to stop sending armed men to Kashmir. We want to end the bloodshed in our state. All political parties in Jammu and Kashmir are committed to fighting for our rights peacefully, including for what was unconstitutionally taken from us on August 5 of last year. “
At the same time, the NC leader urged both India and Pakistan to resume their dialogue “for the good of all.”
“Our people are being killed on both sides of the Line of Control every time there are violations of the ceasefire. For the love of God, stop that,” he said.
In a statement issued on August 22, six prominent major political parties came together to restore Article 370 and statehood in Jammu and Kashmir after describing steps passed by Parliament last year to end the rule as “unconstitutional”. special state of the old state and divide it in two. union territories.
The joint statement is known as the “Gupkar-2 Statement”, being the second statement on Article 370 issued after the meetings held at Mr. Abdullah’s residence on Gupkar Road, which clearly asks the Center that “there can be nothing about us without us, “an indication that the Center must trust the people before implementing any constitutional changes.
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