New Delhi, Sept 11 (IANS) Lok Sabha member Engineer Rasheed on Wednesday vowed to fight Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Naya Kashmir’ narrative, adding that the June 4 general election verdict gave enough signs of it.
“I will fight PM Modi’s narrative of Naya Kashmir and for the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue till my last breath. PM Modi’s narrative of Naya Kashmir has miserably failed. That has been proven by the people of my constituency on June 4. The vote for me was actually a referendum against PM Modi’s narrative of Naya Kashmir that has failed,” said Rasheed while talking to the media persons after his release from Tihar Jail on interim bail granted to him by the court up to October 2.
He also criticised former J&K Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, saying that does not need character certificates from them as he is only answerable to the people of Kashmir.
“My people have defeated Omar Abdullah by more than two lakh votes in the Lok Sabha election. That is my real certificate. You (media) must remember that when I filed nomination papers for the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, Omar Abdullah said had he known that I (Rasheed) would contest then he (Omar) would not have stood from Baramulla in the elections.
“After I won, he started saying I am an agent. Yes, I am an agent of my people. Spending a day in Tihar Jail is like being in hell and I have spent five years of my life there. These people go to London on tour and then return to ask for votes from the people. My fight is much bigger than Omar Abdullah’s,” he said.
“I am an agent of my constituency, my people. I cannot forget dozens of Kashmiris who died in Tihar for want of treatment,” he said.
He told youth to focus on their studies and their career. “Leave politics to me. I will represent your ideas and aspirations and for that commitment, if I have to go to Tihar Jail a hundred times, I am ready,” he said.
He said his fight is for his people.”I can’t forget how Altaf Ahmed Fantosh died for want of medical attention in Tihar jail. Like him, there are dozens of Kashmiri prisoners who need medical attention. I will go back to the people to unite them and not divide them.
“If that is a crime, I am proud to commit this crime again and again. If I will have to spend my entire life in Tihar for this crime, I am ready. I won’t exploit my people. Let youth study, businessmen do business, leave politics to us,” Rasheed added.
Additional sessions judge of Patiala House court, Chander Jit Singh granted bail to Engineer Rasheed yesterday so that he can campaign for his party’s candidate in the assembly elections.
He has been granted bail till October 2 and he will have to surrender on October 3.
The three-phased J&K Assembly election ends on October 1.
–IANS
sq/dan
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
