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| Kashmir's chief minister calls waving of Pakistani flag 'unacceptable' |
| 2015-04-17 |
| [DAWN] The chief minister of Indian-held Kashmire (IHK), Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, termed the waving of Pak flag at a Hurriyat rally as 'unacceptable', saying "it was illegal and could not be tolerated", according to reports by Indian media. Masarat Alam, a likely successor to Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, organised a rally in the restive summer capital of Indian-held Kashmire. The rally, which was attended by thousands, was held as a show of strength to welcome Geelani on his return from New Delhi. However, facts are stubborn; statistics are more pliable... hours after the rally, the chief minister received a call from Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh who demanded 'immediate and strict action' against the Hurriyat leader's demonstration. He also said that there could be no compromise on national security, as politics could not impinge on national security. A first information report had been filed against those involved in the incident, but there have been no arrests made as yet. Wahid Rehman Parra, youth president and spokesperson of Mufti Sayeed's People's Democratic Party has said that 'separatists' cannot be denied in the political space any longer. "Separatism and Pakistain constituency in Kashmire is a reality and we have to deal with it. We can't deny democratic space to these people. It is an ideological battle now. We have to make them mainstream by giving them democratic space," |
| Posted by:Fred |