Independent MLA from Kupwara, Engineer Abdul Rashid Monday kicked up a
storm in the Legislative Assembly with his statement that he didn’t
accept the Indian constitution. Rashid while referring to National
Conference patron Farooq Abdullah’s recent statement that he was an
Indian first said that even Rahul Gandhi had said that he was a
Kashmiri but Dr Farooq, “a Kashmiri, proudly says that he is an Indian.”
The members of the house got agitated because of the statement made by him and Minister for Rural Development and Panchayats, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Mohammad Sagar said, “He (Er Rasheed) always does such statements so that he would remain in news.”
Rasheed was interrupted the speaker of the assembly, Mohamamd Akbar Lone who asked if Rashid was not an Indian.
Rashid responded: “I even do not accept the Indian constitution I am a Kashmiri first.” Later Speaker read out the oath taken by every member at the time of filing his nomination papers. Pointing towards Rashid Lone said, “He is an Indian at the time when he needs funds for his constituency”.
Congress leader Sham Lal Sharma also objected to Rashid’s remarks, accusing him of double standards. “Rashid is drawing salary from this house and on the other hand he is saying that he is not a citizen of India and then he does not accept the Indian constitution,” Sharma said.
Upon which Rasheed replied, “Assembly has no mandate to quash United Nation Resolutions and people of Jammu Kashmir have sacrificed only for right to self determination. India cannot run away from international commitment to grant right of self determination to Kashmiri people.”
Commenting on the recent killings of Sarpanchs he said that they have been elected by the people and are being killed by army and police who by forcing Sarpanchs to participate in their Sadbhavna
programs and Iftar parties and people think they are agents.
Rasheed said that taking oath in Indian constitution does not stop him from revealing the historic facts and reminded the house congress and Muslim league used to form governments before 1947 in the British rule and still continued their struggle for freedom.
The members of the house got agitated because of the statement made by him and Minister for Rural Development and Panchayats, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Mohammad Sagar said, “He (Er Rasheed) always does such statements so that he would remain in news.”
Rasheed was interrupted the speaker of the assembly, Mohamamd Akbar Lone who asked if Rashid was not an Indian.
Rashid responded: “I even do not accept the Indian constitution I am a Kashmiri first.” Later Speaker read out the oath taken by every member at the time of filing his nomination papers. Pointing towards Rashid Lone said, “He is an Indian at the time when he needs funds for his constituency”.
Congress leader Sham Lal Sharma also objected to Rashid’s remarks, accusing him of double standards. “Rashid is drawing salary from this house and on the other hand he is saying that he is not a citizen of India and then he does not accept the Indian constitution,” Sharma said.
Upon which Rasheed replied, “Assembly has no mandate to quash United Nation Resolutions and people of Jammu Kashmir have sacrificed only for right to self determination. India cannot run away from international commitment to grant right of self determination to Kashmiri people.”
Commenting on the recent killings of Sarpanchs he said that they have been elected by the people and are being killed by army and police who by forcing Sarpanchs to participate in their Sadbhavna
programs and Iftar parties and people think they are agents.
Rasheed said that taking oath in Indian constitution does not stop him from revealing the historic facts and reminded the house congress and Muslim league used to form governments before 1947 in the British rule and still continued their struggle for freedom.
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