New Delhi: Nearly three months after the scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, the government on Monday allowed a group of 27 European lawmakers to travel there on Tuesday to assess the ground situation.
This would be the first visit to the state by a far off delegation since the nullification of Article 370.
The visit has been delineated as associate degree “unofficial one”, however it signals a shift within the government stand because it had antecedently not allowed United states and had additionally rejected the States of America lawmaker to go to requests from the United States of America State Department to send a delegation.
The development comes at a time when the international scrutiny on restrictions in Kashmir has been increasing owing to the continues shutdown ever since the abrogation of article 370 was announced on the 5th of August.
The move, however, invited sharp criticism from the opposition parties as many leaders asked why is a foreign delegation being allowed to go to the state When even Indian Parlimenatries were not allowed to visit?
Ahead of their two-day Kashmir visit, these Members of European Parliamentarians (MEPs) met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UN agency told them that urgent associate action was required against those supporting and sponsoring terrorism and declared that there ought to be an intolerance for terrorism.
Government sources said the visit was a part of a significant diplomatic outreach initiative to counter Pakistan’s narrative on matters within the vale by permitting these leaders to “see things for themselves”.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Monday additionally briefed these MEPs on cross-border terrorist act emanating from Pakistan, constitutional changes created within the standing of Jammu and Jammu and Kashmir with the revocation of Article 370 and also the scenario within the vale.
A few weeks past, the High Representative/Vice-President of the ECU Parliament had at a comprehensive discussion on the case in Jammu and Kashmir expressed concern over the case there.