In Pakistan-administered Kashmir, the leaders of the Joint Awami Action Committee accused the government of not being serious in the negotiation process and warned that if the demands are not met by May 31, a massive public protest will be held on June 9.
Addressing the press conference, Corps Member Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee Raja Amjad said that the agreement to accept the 38-point Charter of Demands is on record, but the government is avoiding implementing it. He said that the issue of 12 seats is not related to the Kashmir cause but is a matter of public representation and state resources, while public opinion also stands by his stand.
He said that the government has not shown seriousness in the negotiation process and if the demands are not met by May 31, then public power will be on the streets on June 9. According to Raja Amjad, the law is made by the will of the people and the people will demonstrate their strength on June 9. He added that the state can no longer bear the burden of 12 seats, so the government should eliminate these seats under the legal procedure.
On this occasion, Corps Member Jack Shaukat Nawaz Mir said that the government makes contacts at the last moment of the negotiations, but instead of implementing the agreed matters, delaying tactics are being used. He said that complete consensus has emerged in various public gatherings on the issue of eliminating 12 seats and the people have now become aware of this issue.
Shaukat Nawaz Mir said that after Federal Minister Amir Muqam became controversial, negotiations were refused in his presence. According to him, the government wants to maintain 12 seats for the interests of a few families and institutions, but the people are no longer ready to accept this burden.
He claimed that the June 9 protest will break the record of all past public gatherings. In his speech, he referred to the French Revolution and said that just as the people rejected the monarchy in the French Revolution, public opinion cannot be ignored here either. He said that the law is made by the will of the people and public pressure will prove decisive in eliminating the 12 seats.
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