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MP Mian Altaf Ahmad is a prominent spiritual leader of the J&K Gujjar community. (Source: File)
New DelhiJul 29, 2025 11:09 IST First published on: Jul 29, 2025 at 11:07 IST
J&K National Conference MPs Mian Altaf Ahmad and Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Monday spoke of the plight of Kashmiris following the Pahalgam terror attack, with Ahmad urging the government to release “any innocent people” arrested since then. The remarks came during the special discussion in the Lok Sabha on the terror attack and Operation Sindoor.
Ahmad, the Anantnag-Rajouri MP, said he is from the area where the attack occurred on April 22. “Home Minister (Amit Shah) is here and I am sure that all the murderers will be punished. Our demand to you is to give stringent punishment to them,” he said.
Ahmad said several people from Rajouri and Poonch, which are part of his constituency, were killed in Pakistani shelling across the border following Operation Sindoor.
Citing the death of 20-year-old Mohammad Parvez in police firing near Jammu a few days ago, the MP said, “I want the Home Minister to take notice of such innocent killings and take action against those who kill a 20-year-old youth. If action is not taken, the law will lose the trust of people. I am saying this because such incidents happen in Kashmir and action is not taken.”
“I want to request the Home Minister that if any innocent people have been arrested and are in jail after Operation Sindoor and Pahalgam attack, their cases should be reviewed and they should be released,” said the MP.
He demanded that the government provide bulletproof ambulances and build bunkers in border areas. He also sought a railway link between Rajouri and Poonch. “Arrangement should be made that if such incidents (Pahalgam attack) happen in the future, local innocent and unarmed people are not affected,” he said.
Mehdi, the Srinagar MP, said after Pahalgam, “a war had started against the people of Kashmir too”. He said more than 2,000 people were jailed and Kashmiris were “defamed on social media to such an extent” that more than 11 cases of violence against them occurred in UP, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh. More than 100 Kashmiris, including students and businessmen, were beaten and removed from hostels, he added.
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