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<p>UK MP Bob Blackman of the ruling Conservative Party in the country has written to chairman of the party, raising concerns against a group being announced in the party called "conservative friends of Kashmir" which may have long term implication, especially on the large Indian diaspora.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In the letter, he asked the party to make it clear officially that the group is "not an officially recognised body and has no links to the party" and therefore cannot use party logo or branding.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Highlighting the impact to the party, Bob in his letter to the Chairman of Conservative Party Amanda Milling said, "creation of this "conservative friends" group....risks alienating the diaspora that we have worked so hard and for so long, to cultivate and encourage to switch to our party. I cannot emphasize enough how emotive this issue is to our Indian diaspora."</p>

<p>Amanda Milling is the chairman of the conservative party along with Ben Elliot. The role of the chairman is party administration.</p>

<p>Bob elaborated that, "creation of the so-called conservative friends of Kashmir will cause severe tensions" between the already existing groups - conservative friends of India and conservative friends of Pakistan and "alienate a large percentage of voters".&nbsp;</p>

<p>The recent UK general elections saw&nbsp;the Indian diaspora shifting from Labour Party to the Conservative due to the former's stance on Kashmir. &nbsp;In fact, the decision taken at the Labour party conference on Kashmir, which was seen as considerably anti-India led to switching of allegiance of the British Indians to conservatives.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The UK MP said in the letter, "As we approach our Party's Conference this year, we must now follow the same path as the Labour party last year and risk alienating a large section of voters".</p>

<p>"Jammu and Kashmir is internationally recognized as a state of India and we do not have any other "conservative friends" that represent other areas of India...Party Policy is that security in Jammu and Kashmir is an internal matter for India and you know that I have previously written to PM regarding the issue and he reiterated Party Policy on Jammu and Kashmir both in writing and also on the floor of the house of commons".</p>

<p>The official stance of the Conservative Party and UK government on Kashmir is that is bilateral matter between India and Pakistan.</p>

<p>Bob Blackman is the vice-chairman of the conservative friends of India and the chairman and vice-chairman of number of All-Party Parliamentary groups related to India.</p>


UK MP Bob Blackman of the ruling Conservative Party in the country has written to chairman of the party, raising concerns against a group being announced in the party called "conservative friends of Kashmir" which may have long term implication, especially on the large Indian diaspora.

UK MP Bob Blackman of the ruling Conservative Party in the country has written to chairman of the party, raising concerns against a group being announced in the party called "conservative friends of Kashmir" which may have long term implication, especially on the large Indian diaspora. In the letter, he asked the party to make it clear officially that the group is "not an officially recognised body and has no links to the party" and therefore cannot use party logo or branding. Highlighting the impact to the party, Bob in his letter to the Chairman of Conservative Party Amanda Milling said, "creation of this "conservative friends" group....risks alienating the diaspora that we have worked so hard and for so long, to cultivate and encourage to switch to our party. I cannot emphasize enough how emotive this issue is to our Indian diaspora." Amanda Milling is the chairman of the conservative party along with Ben Elliot. The role of the chairman is party administration. Bob elaborated that, "creation of the so-called conservative friends of Kashmir will cause severe tensions" between the already existing groups - conservative friends of India and conservative friends of Pakistan and "alienate a large percentage of voters". The recent UK general elections saw the Indian diaspora shifting from Labour Party to the Conservative due to the former's stance on Kashmir. In fact, the decision taken at the Labour party conference on Kashmir, which was seen as considerably anti-India led to switching of allegiance of the British Indians to conservatives. The UK MP said in the letter, "As we approach our Party's Conference this year, we must now follow the same path as the Labour party last year and risk alienating a large section of voters". "Jammu and Kashmir is internationally recognized as a state of India and we do not have any other "conservative friends" that represent other areas of India...Party Policy is that security in Jammu and Kashmir is an internal matter for India and you know that I have previously written to PM regarding the issue and he reiterated Party Policy on Jammu and Kashmir both in writing and also on the floor of the house of commons". The official stance of the Conservative Party and UK government on Kashmir is that is bilateral matter between India and Pakistan. Bob Blackman is the vice-chairman of the conservative friends of India and the chairman and vice-chairman of number of All-Party Parliamentary groups related to India.

Will alienate Indian diaspora, UK MP writes to chair of ruling Conservative Party over group on Kashmir

<p>A BSF soldier and four civilians have lost their lives&nbsp;in a ceasefire violation in Jammu and Kashmir&nbsp;on Friday.</p>

<p>The Pakistani troops opened fire in J&K's RS Pura sector and Arnia sector killing two civilians and one soldier from RS Pura and two civilians in Arnia.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The soldier killed in the violation hailed from Jharkhand and is survived by a three-year-old daughter and one-year-old son.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In the wake of the&nbsp;ongoing gunbattle in the&nbsp;region, the RS Pura sector administration has declared a shut down of schools within 3 kms&nbsp;of the border.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to government reports, Pakistan had violated the ceasefire agreement over 350 times along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir till early March.</p>

<p>The year 2017 had seen an unprecedented spike in the ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the line of control.</p>

<p>The Pakistani army had violated the ceasefire agreement over 860 times killing over 15 soldiers while injuring 58 army&nbsp;personnel last year.&nbsp;</p>

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According to government reports, Pakistan had violated the ceasefire agreement over 350 times along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir till early March

A BSF soldier and four civilians have lost their lives in a ceasefire violation in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. The Pakistani troops opened fire in J&K's RS Pura sector and Arnia sector killing two civilians and one soldier from RS Pura and two civilians in Arnia. The soldier killed in the violation hailed from Jharkhand and is survived by a three-year-old daughter and one-year-old son. In the wake of the ongoing gunbattle in the region, the RS Pura sector administration has declared a shut down of schools within 3 kms of the border. According to government reports, Pakistan had violated the ceasefire agreement over 350 times along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir till early March. The year 2017 had seen an unprecedented spike in the ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the line of control. The Pakistani army had violated the ceasefire agreement over 860 times killing over 15 soldiers while injuring 58 army personnel last year. Photo of BSF Constable Sitaram Upadhyay, who lost his life in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in RS Pura sector of #JammuAndKashmir. He hails from Jharkhand & is survived by a three-year-old daughter and a one-year-old son. pic.twitter.com/ViHqGi5Rzc — ANI (@ANI) May 18, 2018 × India asked security forces not to launch operations during Ramzan but my husband was killed in firing by Pak.What'll happen by offering compensation?It'll not bring back my husband: Wife of BSF's Sitaram Upadhyay, who lost his life in ceasefire violation by Pak in J&K's RS Pura pic.twitter.com/nzAD6TJV5B — ANI (@ANI) May 18, 2018 ×

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