India fumes as UK party backs Kashmir plebiscite
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Sep 26, 2019, 7: 53 IST
Highlights By: Balbir Singh Sooch
“The UK’s Opposition Labour Party and it’s ‘The resolution states: “Accept that Kashmir is a disputed territory and the people of Kashmir should be given the right of self-determination in accordance with UN resolutions.
https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/labour-call-on-kashmir/cid/1707559
1.    “UK Labour Party Demands Right To Self-Determination For Kashmir
2.    “In contrast with the British government’s official stand of Kashmir being a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan, the Opposition resolution tabled at Labour’s annual party conference in Brighton calls for intervention by Corbyn to ensure someone from the party is represented to attend the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on the issue.
3.    "The conference urges the Labour party to ask Jeremy Corbyn or ensure someone from the labour party is represented to attend the UNHRC to demand the restoration of basic human rights including the freedom of speech and communication, the lifting of curfews, and to allow the humanitarian aid organisation and international observers to enter the region," reads the resolution.
4.    "The situation in Kashmir is deeply disturbing. Human rights abuses taking place are unacceptable. The rights of the Kashmiri people must be respected and UN resolutions implemented," Corbyn had said at the time”.
https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/world-news-uk-labour-party-demands-right-to-self-determination-for-kashmir/339429
5.     “The UK’s Opposition Labour Party and it’s ‘The resolution states: “Accept that Kashmir is a disputed territory and the people of Kashmir should be given the right of self-determination in accordance with UN resolutions.”
https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/labour-call-on-kashmir/cid/1707559
6.     UK Opposition passes Kashmir resolution calls for international intervention
https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/international/2019/09/25/fgn85-uk-opposition-kashmir.html
PTI September 25, 2019 23:00 IST: By Aditi Khanna
(i)     London, September 25 (PTI) The UK’s Opposition Labour Party on Wednesday passed an emergency motion on Kashmir calling for party leader Jeremy Corbyn to seek international observers to "enter" the region and demand the right of self-determination for its people, drawing criticism from the Indian diaspora representatives who described it as "ill conceived" and "misinformed".
(ii)    In contrast with the British government’s official stand of Kashmir being a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan, the Opposition resolution tabled at Labour’s annual party conference in Brighton calls for intervention by Corbyn to ensure someone from the party is represented to attend the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on the issue.
(iii)    "The conference urges the Labour party to ask Jeremy Corbyn or ensure someone from the labour party is represented to attend the UNHRC to demand the restoration of basic human rights including the freedom of speech and communication, the lifting of curfews, and to allow the humanitarian aid organisation and international observers to enter the region," reads the resolution.
(iv)     The resolution was tabled on Tuesday by the Leyton and Wanstead and Nottingham East Constituency Labour Party wings and passed on Wednesday.
(v)      The resolution also calls for Corbyn to meet the high commissioners of both India and Pakistan to ensure there is "mediation" and restoration of peace and normality to prevent a potential nuclear conflict.
(vi)     India maintains that the Kashmir issue is a bilateral one and no third party has any role in it.
(vii)    The resolution states: "Accept that Kashmir is a disputed territory and the people of Kashmir should be given the right of self-determination in accordance with UN resolutions."
(viii)   "The Labour party to stand with the Kashmiri people....this is vital as we stand for social justice and ethical foreign policy.”
(ix)     It notes that while the party conference is taking place in the UK, India and Pakistan are discussing the issue of Kashmir at the United Nations amid a major humanitarian crisis and several exchanges of fire across the Line of Control.
(x)      In an apparent reference to the revocation of Article 370, it condemns the house arrest and imprisonment of mainstream politicians and activists and restrictions on journalistic freedom, claiming that “ongoing communications blackout” continues to cause disruption for families.
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India fumes as UK party backs Kashmir plebiscite