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Publication: Daily Excelsior
Date: June 21, 2004
URL: http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/web1/04june21/
[Note from Hindu Vivek Kendra: Here
is the unanimous resolution passed in the Lok Sabha on February 22, 1994:
"The state of Jammu & Kashmir
has been, is and shall be an integral part of India and any attempts to
separate it from the rest of the country will be resisted by all necessary
means; India has the will and capacity to firmly counter all designs against
its unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity; and demands that - Pakistan
must vacate the areas of the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir, which they
have occupied through aggression; and resolves that - all attempts to interfere
in the internal affairs of India will be met resolutely."
It was moved by the then Speaker
of the house and the present Home Minister, Shri Shivraj Patil.]
Rival factions of Hurriyat Conference
today reacted angrily to the statement of European Union Ambassador to
India Francisco Da Gamara Gomes that EU treats Jammu and Kashmir as any
other
part of India.
"Had it (J and K) been the integral
part of India then why should New Delhi hold talks with Pakistan... I am
unable to understand what prompted eu to claim that Kashmir is a part of
India", chairman of Hurriyat Conference Moulvi Mohammad Abbas Ansari said.
Gomes' statement will have no bearing
on the "disputed" nature of Kashmir issue, he said.
Ansari, who held two rounds of talks
with the Centre, said his faction was holding dialogue because they consider
Kashmir as a dispute and want its solution through peaceful means.
"We have been saying it earlier
and we reiterate it today that talks with the Centre has been initiated
because we consider Kashmir as a dispute. This needs resolution through
negotiations and that is what we are trying to do", Ansari said.
He said whatever eu says is not
the fact.
Gomes told media persons after the
first day of India-EU roundtable on June 18 that Kashmir is a part of India
like any other part.
A spokesman of breakaway Hurriyat
Conference led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani termed Gomes' remarks as ridiculous
but said it would have no bearing on the "disputed nature" of Kashmir issue.
"We want to reiterate that Kashmir
issue has its own history. All countries of the civilized world including
European countries are aware about its history", he said. (PTI)
