‘Consequence of Pakistan’s strategy of systematic looting,’ says India in response to protests in PoK.
India on Friday reacted to the protests in several parts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and said that it was a “natural consequence” of Islamabad’s continued policy of “systemic plundering of resources” from the region.
People chant slogans while attending the funeral of people who were killed during protests in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, on May 14.(Reuters)
People chant slogans while attending the funeral of people who were killed during protests in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, on May 14.(Reuters)
New Delhi also asserted that the region remains under the “forcible and illegal” occupation of Pakistan and reiterated that the entire Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh “have been, are and shall always remain integral parts of India”.
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“We have seen reports on protests in several areas of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir,” External Affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said during a weekly media briefing. “We believe that it is a natural consequence of Pakistan’s continued policy of systemic plundering of resources from these territories which remain under its forcible and illegal occupation.”
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“Such exploitative policies deny the local people, rights over their own resources and the benefits thereof,” he added. “We reiterate that the entire Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have been, are and shall always remain integral parts of India.”
Protests in PoK
Four people, including one policeman and three civilians, have been killed and several others injured during clashes between security forces and people demonstrating against high prices of wheat flour and inflated electricity bills and taxes in PoK.
The protests in several cities forced the Pakistan government to allocate ₹23 billion for immediate release to the region, according to PTI.
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On Tuesday, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif travelled to the region’s capital Muzaffarabad for a day-long visit and said the people had “raised their voices for their genuine demands but amidst that some miscreants tried to create riots and cause killings”.
Sharif also ordered the formation of a committee to find a permanent solution to the issues faced by the people.
He also ordered the formation of a committee to discuss issues like water charge and Neelum–Jhelum hydropower plant, state-run Radio Pakistan reported.
(Inputs from PTI)
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Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) calls for review of Centre’s Agniveer scheme post election results. Party also demands for caste census and special status for Bihar.
The Bhartiya Janata Party’s key partner, Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), has called for a review of the Centre’s Agniveer scheme for recruitment to defence forces. This comes as Lok Sabha election results declared on Wednesday have restricted the BJP to just 240 seats, 32 seats short of majority to form government on its own under Narendra Modi.
Janata Dal (United) KC Tyagi is a close aide of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. (FILE PHOTO)
Janata Dal (United) KC Tyagi is a close aide of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. (FILE PHOTO)
JD(U) spokesperson KC Tyagi said, “A section of voters has been upset over the Agniveer scheme. Our party wants those shortcomings questioned by the public to be discussed in detail and removed,” ANI reported.
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Tyagi said his party is not against the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). ” As the party’s national president, the CM had written to the Law Commission chief about the UCC. We are not against it, but a solution should be found by talking to all stakeholders.
However, the senior JD(U) reiterated his support for caste-based census and also demanded special status in Bihar.
“No party in the country has said no to caste-based census. Bihar has shown the path. PM, too, didn’t oppose it in the all-party delegation. The caste-based census is the call of the hour. We will pursue it.”
He also said, “There is no precondition. There is unconditional support. But Bihar’s being given the special status is something that we have in our hearts.
