Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) Chief Spokesperson Inam Un Nabi on Thursday said that Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid has written two detailed and strongly worded letters to the Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, seeking immediate and stern action against those involved in assaults and humiliation of Kashmiri shawl sellers in their states.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
He said the letters have reached the party through the legal counsel of Er Rashid.
Inam Un Nabi said that in his letter to the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Jailed MP Er Rashid expressed deep anguish over television visuals showing Kashmiri shawl sellers being assaulted and humiliated by fringe elements. Er Rashid wrote that Himachal Pradesh is widely known for its tolerant and secular ethos and such incidents seriously tarnish that reputation.
He questioned whether similar acts against non-Kashmiris in Jammu and Kashmir would have been treated with such silence, stating that in Kashmir, perpetrators would have been booked under stringent laws and branded extremists. Er Rashid warned that repeated inaction raises serious questions about claims of inclusiveness and secularism and hurts the self-respect not only of the victims but of the entire people of Jammu and Kashmir
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