Hundreds of people, including lawyers, students, businessmen and others today joined an interaction programme with independent MLA , Er Rashid at Poonch town.
While addressing the programme, Er Rashid urged India and Pakistan to learn lessons from every killing on both the sides of LOC, militants and policemen. “Resolution to J&K dispute is key to uplift people of entire subcontinent.”
The MLA also answered questions of participants for three hours and exchanged views with them. Er Rashid made it clear that nobody wants a resolution on communal lines and those saying so are just doing it intentionally to give a communal color to the issue. He said, “It Is not issue of one community only, but the resolution will yield fruitful dividends to all sections of society. Since Prime Minister has been himself claiming that people of Gilgit Baltistan and PaK also want to be part of India as such to avoid further confusions and fulfill the principles of natural justice, India and Pakistan should respect the sentiments of people of state and resolve the issue by fulfilling commitments made with them on various national and international forums.:
Er Rashid while expressing sympathies with the families of soldiers who lost their lives in Sopore blast reiterated that Kashmiris want an end to killings but since there is nothing in their hands, their condemnations and sympathies are useless.
He said “Let India and Pakistan understand the bitter realities and rise to the occasion without further delay so that people of Jammu & Kashmir see some light at the end of the tunnel,” he said.
Er. Rashid thanked people of Poonch for listening to his views and promised that he will work together with them for the common interest of all the three regions and ensure that people of Pir Panchal region are not always deprived of their rights.