Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 23: Research and Advocacy Group ( RAAG), a voluntary organization of legal professionals, academicians, media persons and scholars today held a discussion among lawyers in the Bar room of the court complex to discuss the Parliamentary Resolution on Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), passed unanimously by the Parliament on 22 February 1994.
Advocate Deepak Sharma, Convener of RAAG in his welcome address expounded the agenda of the Conference. He informed the participant about the role of RAAG in the field of legal and social research activities.
Advocate Rakesh Bhat read out the resolution of the Parliament of India passed on 22 Feb 1994 regarding illegal occupation of Pakistan over the territory of Jammu and Kashmir and stance of India on it. He informed the participants that in repeated replies in the parliaments and on several national and International platforms the Government of India has reiterated their firm stand and resolve against this illegal occupation of the Indian territory of PoJK by Pakistan.
Advocate Ranjeet Singh Jamwal, former Additional Advocate General, J & K who was the main speaker of the Conference while throwing light on the background and context of the resolution of the Parliament of India on PoJK informed the participants that after the beginning of terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir in 1990’s and concerned over Pakistan’s role in imparting training to the terrorists in camps located in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the supply of weapons, infiltration of trained militants, including foreign mercenaries into J & K, the Parliament passed the resolution and also resolved that the State of Jammu & Kashmir has been, is and shall be an integral part of India.
Advocate Deepak Sharma in his note of thanks appreciated the lawyers for sharing their views in the program. The participating lawyers include Gaurav Jamwal, Bindusar Abrol, Vikas Pankaj, Dewakar Sharma, Rahul Sadotra, Rakesh Bhat, Naresh Choudhry, Sandeep Singh, Karan Parashar, Pawan Choudhry, Bharat Choudhry, Aaditya Raina and others.
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