NEW DELHI – Indian government has miserably failed to depict normalcy inoccupied Kashmir on the occasion of the two-day visit by EU lawmakers tothe Kashmir valley.
The visiting team found cities in Kashmir valley deserted and thegovernment did not allow anybody from political parties and trade unions tomeet them.
The Kashmiri members of Indian parliament had sought an appointment withthe team, but they were denied the meeting.
The editors of local newspapers and correspondents of media channels werenot invited to press conference addressed by the visiting MEPs.
Only selected unknown journalists were allowed to attend the pressconference, while very limited questions were entertained. Nobody knew whowere responsible for the conduct of the visit.
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The EU team arrived in Srinagar yesterday under tight security. HermannTertsch, a member of the visiting team, had said that they were kept awayfrom anyone from general masses.
Nicolaus Fest, another team member, said when the government was lettingthe EU delegation to visit the Valley then it should also allow oppositionleaders to visit the territory.