European Lawmakers Reach Kashmir to Assess 'Ground Situation' in Valley

J&K, October 29, 2019:

A 27-member delegation of European MPs reached Srinagar on Tuesday to assess the ground situation in Kashmir after the abrogation of article 370 and 35A.

The delegation landed in India after the government gave permission for the "unofficial" visit. The EU parliamentary delegation, comprising of MPs from UK, Poland, France and other countries will interact with locals in Kashmir valley to get an understanding of the prevailing situation in the valley amid murmurs of an unrest.

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It may be mentioned here that this is the first foreign delegation that has been allowed to visit Kashmir after government scrapped Article 370 in August. Speaking to the delegation earlier, NSA Ajit Doval said there normalcy has returned to most parts of the Valley and rejected Pakistan's narrative on Kashmir.

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However, the ruling BJP has come under fire from the Congress, including Ghulam Nabi Azad, who said, " What I object to, is that the MPs of this country are not being allowed to go to Jammu and Kashmir....It's a conducted tour.."

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