Srinagar / May,7: Er Rashid the independent MLA from Langate assembly constituency of Norh Kashmir’s Kupwara district was allowed to march to civil Secretariat but was stopped at the main gate of the secretariat as he tried to enter the secretariat premise along with his workers to protest against the killings of civilian in Shopian in post gunfight clashes last Sunday. He asked Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to either ‘stop misleading New Delhi or quit’
Chanting anti-government slogans along with his party workers Er Rasheed was demanding unconditional ceasefire between militants and the government forces. A heavy contingent of police stopped the march at the civil secretariat’s main gate and arrested Er. Rasheed along with some of his protesting party workers. Before his arrest Er. Rasheed while talking to media persons alleged that New Delhi has lost the moral right to call Kashmiris as its own people, as the way Kashmiris are being butchered by men in uniform everywhere, has exposed New Delhi’s tall claims. He said “While on one hand New Delhi claims J&K to be its crown but has been bulldozing Kashmiris everyday one way or the other. New Delhi needs to be reminded that Kashmiris are not seeking anything which is unrealistic but are just asking New Delhi to fulfil its long list of promises made from time to time with the people of J&K. Unless New Delhi doesn’t fulfil its promises, it has to be held responsible for every killing irrespective of the fact who kills whom, as in absence of Kashmir dispute the whole bloodshed of death and destruction would never have been taking place”. While demanding immediate revocation of SRO 202, Er. Rasheed lashed out at Govt. for making SSA Teachers and clerical staff worse than baggers and said that while Mantries and Babu’s have been enjoying without any accountability, common masses find governance completely missing and in fact men in uniform are the only available face of governance, but unfortunately for the wrong reasons . Er. Rasheed appealed Mehbooba Mufti to either know and use her worth and stop misleading New Delhi or must resign from the government.
