New Delhi: A Member of European Parliament (MEP) from the United Kingdom who is originally from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is allegedly behind the draft resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which is proposed to be tabled in the European Parliament later this week.
Shaffaq Mohammed, a native of Mirpur in PoK is an MEP since 2019 and was awarded Member of the Order of British Empire in 2015 “for political service” as a councillor on the Sheffield City Council. The proposed resolution is reportedly supported by 154 of 751 members of the European Parliament. European Parliament resolutions are, however, not binding on the European Commission.
The draft resolution is expected to be debated on January 29 followed by voting on January 30. It may, however, not receive support from majority of MEPs, ET has learnt.
India and EU are planning to hold their next summit in Brussels soon.
People familiar with Indo-Pak affairs and UK politics do not rule out the hand of the Pakistan government behind the move by Mohammed, one of the MEPs to have drafted the resolution.
The CAA could trigger the “largest statelessness crisis in the world and cause widespread human suffering”, the group of 154 MEPs has alleged.
Source: Economic Times
