A number of critical international statements and parliamentary resolutions have been filed on Jammu & Kashmir and Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) by the majority of members in the European Union (EU) Parliament.
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The current resolutions that focus on CAA are being introduced by 6 political groups representing a total of 626 of the total 751 members of the European Parliament. These will be taken up for discussion and voting this week.
According to the agenda of the plenary meet, the European Commission Vice-President Mr. Josep Borell will first deliver a statement on ‘India’s Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019‘. The EU parliament had discussed developments in Jammu & Kashmir in September 2019 but had not ended in a vote. 22 EU MEPs had visited Srinagar in October 2019.
The resolutions list actions by the government that is allegedly in violation of international norms and India’s international commitments on Human Rights and at the UN Security Council. Mr. Borrell had held talks with PM Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue conference.
The groups that have filed resolutions include the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) with 182 members, the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament with 154 members, the Renew Group with 108 members.
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