NEW DELHI: Engineer Rashid, who just lately stepped out of jail after interim bail in a terror-funding case, mentioned on Thursday he would help the opposition INDIA bloc candidates within the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir elections if it guarantees to revive Article 370, which granted the Valley a particular standing.
“If INDIA alliance assures us that it’ll restore Article 370 with regards to energy in Delhi, I’ll inform each candidate of mine to pledge every vote of their supporters for them,” Rashid, who received the Lok Sabha elections from the Baramulla constituency, informed information company PTI.
Rashid additional mentioned if India wishes to attain the dream of being a worldwide energy, it should “handle the Kashmir issue“.
“If India needs to be Vishwaguru, Kashmir needs to be resolved. When you (Modi) have a greater resolution, please inform us. You’re saying that the opposite facet (of Kashmir) desires to hitch this facet. It might be true as properly however how do we discover out?” he requested.
The Baramulla MP mentioned if speaking concerning the decision of the Kashmir subject makes him a separatist then will the complete north Kashmir area that voted for him be secessionist.
“I need to make it clear that we’re neither enemies of India, nor brokers of Pakistan. We’re brokers of our conscience. Modi has snatched every thing from us on August 5, 2019 — illegally and unconstitutionally,” he mentioned.
Reacting to Union dwelling minister Amit Shah’s comment on Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, Rashid mentioned: “How will 370 come again? You’ll have to protest at Lal Chowk and be able to be hit by batons. However they (Nationwide Convention and PDP) can not do it. When Amit Shah mentioned nobody can provide again the statehood to Jammu and Kashmir besides the BJP authorities, they didn’t even dare to say we’ll struggle for it. It doesn’t imply one needs to be violent. Gandhiji did it by way of non violence,” he added.
Rashid emerged victorious from Baramulla towards Omar Abdullah within the 2024 Parliamentary elections held earlier this yr.
He has been imprisoned since 2019, following his arrest by the NIA beneath Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act in reference to the 2017 terror-funding case.
His identify emerged throughout the investigation into Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Watali, who was arrested by the NIA for allegedly funding terror teams and separatists in Kashmir.
The NIA filed a chargesheet towards a number of people, together with Kashmiri separatist chief Yasin Malik, Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed, and Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, in reference to the case.
“If INDIA alliance assures us that it’ll restore Article 370 with regards to energy in Delhi, I’ll inform each candidate of mine to pledge every vote of their supporters for them,” Rashid, who received the Lok Sabha elections from the Baramulla constituency, informed information company PTI.
Rashid additional mentioned if India wishes to attain the dream of being a worldwide energy, it should “handle the Kashmir issue“.
“If India needs to be Vishwaguru, Kashmir needs to be resolved. When you (Modi) have a greater resolution, please inform us. You’re saying that the opposite facet (of Kashmir) desires to hitch this facet. It might be true as properly however how do we discover out?” he requested.
The Baramulla MP mentioned if speaking concerning the decision of the Kashmir subject makes him a separatist then will the complete north Kashmir area that voted for him be secessionist.
“I need to make it clear that we’re neither enemies of India, nor brokers of Pakistan. We’re brokers of our conscience. Modi has snatched every thing from us on August 5, 2019 — illegally and unconstitutionally,” he mentioned.
Reacting to Union dwelling minister Amit Shah’s comment on Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, Rashid mentioned: “How will 370 come again? You’ll have to protest at Lal Chowk and be able to be hit by batons. However they (Nationwide Convention and PDP) can not do it. When Amit Shah mentioned nobody can provide again the statehood to Jammu and Kashmir besides the BJP authorities, they didn’t even dare to say we’ll struggle for it. It doesn’t imply one needs to be violent. Gandhiji did it by way of non violence,” he added.
Rashid emerged victorious from Baramulla towards Omar Abdullah within the 2024 Parliamentary elections held earlier this yr.
He has been imprisoned since 2019, following his arrest by the NIA beneath Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act in reference to the 2017 terror-funding case.
His identify emerged throughout the investigation into Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Watali, who was arrested by the NIA for allegedly funding terror teams and separatists in Kashmir.
The NIA filed a chargesheet towards a number of people, together with Kashmiri separatist chief Yasin Malik, Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed, and Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, in reference to the case.
