LONDON (PTI): Britain has favored a political process in the troubled northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir to allow the people to elect a popular government.
“We take every opportunity of impressing on the government of India the need for a political process in Jammu and Kashmir which will allow the aspirations of its population to be expressed” minister of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs Mark Lennox-Boyd told the British house of commons during question hour recently
Replying to a question on what are the relations between the British government and the government of Pakistan occupied Kashmir Lennox Boyd said “we maintain working contacts with the authorities of the Pakistan occupied Kashmir as with the authorities of Jammu and Kashmir.
Replying to another question as to what were the British government’s representations to India on human rights in Punjab (also in north India) and Kashmir the minister said “both bilaterally and with our European community partners we have raised concerns about human rights.
I raised this issue with the Indian high commissioner in May and our high commissioner did so with the Indian home affairs minister in New Delhi in early June. “
Article extracted from this publication >> July 17, 1992
