People’s Democratic Party Chief, Mehbooba Mufti said on Wednesday that concerning Jammu and Kashmir, where the youths have plenty of issues, we should take a lesson from Bangladesh.
Issuing a piece of advice to the political parties, Mufti said, “Whatever has happened and is happening in Bangladesh, I think our country should take a lesson from it. When you have a huge youth population and you try to ignore them – when inflation and unemployment hit them, situations like these arise. Reservation are good for the weaker section, but it should be in proportion to the population. We should take a lesson that dictatorship doesn’t last long. When you bring policies and laws that are against the people and a threshold of patience gets breached, you have to escape like Sheikh Hasina.”
“Especially concerning Jammu & Kashmir, we should take a lesson from Bangladesh – where the youths have plenty of issues, added to that the youth feel helpless just like what happened in Bangladesh. Pressure, exploitation, and UAPA, all add to this. I think this needs to be changed. I hope the situation of Bangladesh doesn’t replicate here,” Mufti added.
Bangladesh is facing a fluid political situation, with Sheikh Hasina tendering her resignation from her post in the wake of mounting protests on August 5. The protests, led mainly by students demanding an end to the quota system for government jobs, evolved into anti-government demonstrations.
A day after Sheikh Hasina resigned as Prime Minister of Bangladesh and left the country, President Mohammed Shahabuddin announced the dissolution of the country’s parliament to make way for the formation of an interim administration, Dhaka Tribune reported.
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been appointed as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, Dhaka Tribune reported. Bangladesh President’s Press Secretary, Joynal Abedin, made the announcement.
On Tuesday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that there are an estimated 19,000 Indian nationals of which about 9000 are students, while ensuring the country that the government is in close contact with the Indian community in Dhaka. Jaishankar informed the Lok Sabha that the bulk of the students returned to India in July. (ANI)
