Plebiscite is the only solution to resolve Kashmir issue: J&K MLA to Rajnath

August 25, 2016 20:48

Controversial Independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rasheed, who has pro-separatist leanings, on Thursday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Srinagar and said the only way to resolve Kashmir issue is to hold "plebiscite" on both sides of the Line of Control.

Rasheed, who led a five-member party delegation of his Awami Ittihad Party which met the home minister, said the government of India needs to understand that passing the buck and avoiding the resolution is the only reason why Jammu and Kashmir is "bleeding" since 1947, a spokesman of the party said in a statement.

The MLA claimed that seeking "right to self- determination" does not violate Constitution of India and also does not amount to separatism, the spokesman said.

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