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Jammu, Feb 19: The Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly has admitted a private member’s resolution moved by Waheed-Ur-Rehman Parra, strongly condemning hate crimes against minorities and calling for strict enforcement of the law.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislator from Pulwama introduced the resolution amid growing incidents of targeted attacks and harassment of Kashmiri students and traders in different parts of the country.
According to an official communication issued by the Assembly Secretariat, the resolution has been admitted under Rule 179 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.
The resolution “strongly condemns all forms of hate crimes against minorities and calls upon the Government of India and state governments to take immediate and effective measures to prevent, investigate, and prosecute such offences with strict enforcement of the law.”
In recent weeks, incidents involving alleged attacks and intimidation of Kashmiri students and traders in various states have drawn political attention and concern, prompting calls from several quarters for stronger safeguards and effective accountability mechanisms.
