India to boycott Commonwealth Parliamentary Union meeting in Pakistan

[Nilgiri]

We also must factor in the current border tensions and terrorist attacks. The official reason is just what is written down on paper....but real reason should be quite apparent.

 

[ranjeet]

If that is indeed the case then he should be invited. Has India held a commonwealth meeting yet? I'd be interested to know if the AJK representives were invited, although I'm not sure if they take part in such events.

There is no AJK representative (If am not wrong, Azad Kashmir is not a Part of Pakistan constitutionally?), list of Pakistani representative can be found here.

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[waz]

There is no AJK representative (If am not wrong, Azad Kashmir is not a Part of Pakistan constitutionally?), list of Pakistani representative can be found here.

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I thought that much, thanks fro the information.

 

[saurav]

Hehehe... NSA talks must not be cancelled. Neighbor trying its level best to make India cancel the talks. Talk should be held and let Doval send the message.

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

India will boycott Commonwealth Parliamentary Union meeting in Pakistan
PTI
Friday, 07 August 2015 06:02 PM


New Delhi: India will boycott a Commonwealth Parliamentary Union meeting in Islamabad next month in protest against Pakistan not inviting the Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, a decision that comes in the midst of tensions over two terror attacks in Punjab and J and K.

"A meeting of Speakers of all states here today unanimously decided that India will boycott the meeting of the CPU if the Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly is not invited," Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan told reporters after the meeting.

This follows Pakistan not sending an invitation to J and Kashmir Speaker to the Inter Parliamentary Union meeting to be held from Sept 30 to Oct 8 in Islamabad while invitations have been sent to all the other Speakers in India.

The decision of the Speakers come against the backdrop of simmering tensions between the two countries over the recent terror attacks in Gurdaspur in Punjab and near Udhampur in J and K by terrorists, perpetrated by terrorists who had infiltrated from Pakistan.

Mahajan said this was against a rule in the CPU in which all the Speakers, who are members of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), have to be extended an invitation to the CPU meeting."It is wrong (on the part of Pakistan). They cited an old rule of 1951-57 regarding their having raised an issue in the UN Security Council for not inviting J and K Speaker," she said adding it had lost relevance.


The Speaker said Pakistan gave this reply when India took up the matter strongly with the CPA Chairperson and Secretary General against leaving out J and K Speaker."We (31 Speakers) reviewed this issue and felt this was wrong. We reject this decision (of Pakistan). We are writing to the CPA Chairperson that if I and K Speaker is not invited then India will not attend the meeting or change the venue (for us to attend)," she said.

Welcoming the decision J and K Speaker Ravindra Gupta, who attended the meeting, thanked the Speakers for the decision saying it was a question of unity and integrity of the country. He called Pakistan a terrorist state

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So let them boycott it, what's the big deal?

It'll go on without them then. They have huge issues simmering at home anyways such as Khalistan revival

 

[Kaniska]

I even think, India should come out of the Commonwealth meet. This is a symbol of British Colonialism...Useless organization to just club together some past events..

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka backs India other countries will join in soon.

Actually we should snub the Indian puppet in Dhaka as well

I'm confident Sri Lanka will join though as they are always welcome to Pakistan.

 

[wowler]

So let them boycott it, what's the big deal?

It'll go on without them then. They have huge issues simmering at home anyways such as Khalistan revival [\QUOTE]

So let them boycott it, what's the big deal?

It'll go on without them then. They have huge issues simmering at home anyways such as Khalistan revival[/QUOTE]
Lol

 

[ranjeet]

Actually we should snub the Indian puppet in Dhaka as well

I'm confident Sri Lanka will join though as they are always welcome to Pakistan.

It's a developing story lets see how it pans out. Pakistan doesn't have a say in this one, you are just hosts, you don't get to choose invite list.

 

[JonAsad]

It's a developing story lets see how it pans out. Pakistan doesn't have a say in this one, you are just hosts, you don't get to choose invite list.

lol- just hosts- and you dont get to choose who to invite? - u r phunny

 

[JOEY TRIBIANI]

Good decision indeed .

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

It's a developing story lets see how it pans out. Pakistan doesn't have a say in this one, you are just hosts, you don't get to choose invite list.

if things were my way Pakistan wouldnt be hosting the event b/c it would not be part of this "Commonwealth" nonsense in the first place. That's actually how i feel on a broader level

 

[ranjeet]

if things were my way Pakistan wouldnt be hosting the event b/c it would not be part of this "Commonwealth" nonsense in the first place. That's actually how i feel on a broader level

Even I share that feeling.