Published 15:38 IST, September 10th 2019
Pakistan quotes Rahul Gandhi on Page 1 of its anti-India dossier at UN
Pakistan in a 115-page dossier against India's abrogation of Article 370 and its alleged atrocity in J&K has quoted Congress' Rahul Gandhi & NC's Omar Abdullah
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In a big development, Pakistan in its 115-p dossier against India's abrogation of Article 370 and its alleged atrocity in Jammu and Kashmir has quoted Congress' Rahul Gandhi and National Conference leer Omar Abdullah in its cover p. Ahe of session at UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland where Pakistan will be presenting 115-p dossier, its contents allege sensational charges against India and include statements of likes of Shehla Rashid, Arundhati Roy, Kavita Krishnan who have spoken against India's decision to abrogate Article 370 that provided special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
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Pakistan quotes Rahul Gandhi, Omar Abdullah and ors
Even before Pakistani delegation led by Shah Mehmood Qureshi speaks in UN, dossier has been leaked and quotes Rahul Gandhi's statement after his 'Kashmir visit'. "It's been 20 days since people of J&K h ir freedon and civil liberties curtailed. Leers of Opposition and Press got a taste of dracinian ministartion and brute force unleashed on people of J&K when we tried to visit Srinagar," Rahul Gandhi h tweeted.
dossier also quotes Omar Abdullah's statement released on August 5 right after India abrogated Article 370 and bifurcated state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories. statement said: "GOI's unilateral and shocking decisions will have far-reaching and dangerous consequences. This is an agression against Kashmirirs. decisions are unilateral, illegal and uncostitutional. A long & tough battlle lies ahe. We are rey. "
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After abrogation of Article 370 by Indian government, Pakistan has been alleging human rights violations and has been trying to raise issue at international platforms. It has also written letters to UN citing alleged atrocity and lockdown in Kashmir valley after end of special status enshrined under Article 370. India, however, has rebutted claims me by Pakistan and called letters 't worth p it is written on'. A high-level Indian delegation led by Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria and Secretary East Vijay Thakur Singh will face-off Pakistani delegation on Tuesday.
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Opposition's Kashmir visit
An Opposition delegation me unsuccesful attempts to visit Srinagar on August 24. delegation led by Congress' Rahul Gandhi was however t allowed to enter J&K and me to return to national capital from Srinagar airport. delegation comprised of Ghulam Nabi Az, Anand Sharma, as well as or leers of Opposition - CPI's D Raja, CPI(M)'s Sitaram Yechury, RJD's Maj Jha and ors. Jammu and Kashmir government h issued a statement ahe of visit asking political leers t to visit Valley as it would disturb grual restoration of peace and rmal life. It h also said that visit by politicians would be in violation of restrictions that have been imposed in many areas of Valley. statement from Jammu and Kashmir ministration said at a time when government is trying to protect people of state from threat of cross-border terrorism and attacks by militants and separatists and grually trying to restore public order by controlling miscreants and mischief-mongers, attempts should t be me by senior political leers to disturb grual restoration of rmal life.
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Omar Abdullah put into detention
National Conference leer Omar Abdullah and PDP leer Mehbooba Mufti was put into detention by J&K ministration on evening of August 4. On August 5, India abrogated Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated state. On August 13, MHA sources informed that Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah are safe and healthy and that y have been detained to prevent any provocation. Sources h also said that re is timeline set as to when will y be released. MHA sources informed that as long as govt will t be sure that situation is rmal in valley, leers will t be released. While Omar Abdullah has been reportedly kept in Hari Niwas Palace, Mehbooba Mufti is at Chashme Shahi in Srinagar.
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14:58 IST, September 10th 2019