Million March for Kashmir on Sunday in london

[Dave the OAP]

This could be rather fiesty.

The Pakistan state have asked for a million Pakistanis to march from Trafalgar square to Downing street to demonstrate against " Indian state sponsored terrorism in Kashmir"

So that isn't going to end up in a punch up then!

 

[Deleted member 22389]

Can't stand it when people bring political problems from other countries on to our streets. What the hell do they expect our government to do about it.

 

[Norman Potting]

I try to avoid anything vaguely political on here but wondered if the Pakistani state has offered to contribute toward policing this seeing as they seem to be organising it from afar.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Hopefully the immigration officers are there.

 

[readingstockport]

Will be about 1000 people there.

 

[FREDBINNEY]

How will they ensure they get a million attending , bring a few underage white girls along ?

 

[Diego Napier]

Can't stand it when people bring political problems from other countries on to our streets. What the hell do they expect our government to do about it.

I know it does seem a liitle irritating but perhaps it's really just a case of pigeons coming home to roost from the days when the East India Company and then the British Raj ruled most of India, Pakistan & Burma and appropriated their wealth to help the British Empire to expand and flourish.

Whilst they resented and eventually rebelled against foreign rule they nevertheless continued to look to Britain as the Motherland. One and a half million people from the Indian subcontinent volunteered to fight on our side in the First World War (including 400,000 muslims), over 100,000 died on military service fighting on our side in the Second World War. They continue to be part of the British Commonwealth and political, financial and cultural links between our nations continue to grow and flourish.

You ask what they expect our government to do about it; they might be looking for a bit of help, a tiny act of recompense, a bit of quid pro quo perhaps?

 

[Jules]

Pot calling.kettle springs to mind. Ask any European govt minister what country has the biggest percentage of Islamist extremists and Pakistan I suspect would be in the top 3 countries mentioned. India although has problems with this as many countries do wouldn't I suspect make the top 3 list.

 

[Brovion]

How will they ensure they get a million attending , bring a few underage white girls along ?

They won't be counted as the authorities will turn a blind eye ...

 

[daveinprague]

Can't stand it when people bring political problems from other countries on to our streets. What the hell do they expect our government to do about it.

Both are members of the commonwealth?

 

[Nibble]

Can't stand it when people bring political problems from other countries on to our streets. What the hell do they expect our government to do about it.

For once I agree with you. Especially after the way Pakistanis have behaved in this country over the last 5 years, they wanna keep their bloody nuts down.

 

[cunning fergus]

I know it does seem a liitle irritating but perhaps it's really just a case of pigeons coming home to roost from the days when the East India Company and then the British Raj ruled most of India, Pakistan & Burma and appropriated their wealth to help the British Empire to expand and flourish.

Whilst they resented and eventually rebelled against foreign rule they nevertheless continued to look to Britain as the Motherland. One and a half million people from the Indian subcontinent volunteered to fight on our side in the First World War (including 400,000 muslims), over 100,000 died on military service fighting on our side in the Second World War. They continue to be part of the British Commonwealth and political, financial and cultural links between our nations continue to grow and flourish.

You ask what they expect our government to do about it; they might be looking for a bit of help, a tiny act of recompense, a bit of quid pro quo perhaps?

It was more complex than that in WW2.......

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azad_Hind

http://www.feldgrau.com/azadhind.html

By the way who do you think India venerate today, those who fought with the British or those allied to the Nazis?

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

If I organise a gig and call it "The Million people at a Two Choices gig" gig, does that mean 1 million people will come?

 

[Brovion]

Both are members of the commonwealth?

That's true, but do you really think we can tell India (or Pakistan) what to do? Kinda goes against the whole 'independence' thing.

It's a bit like the 'March for the flag' thing in Brighton (no, let's not go there again!). Having the march in Pakistan wouldn't get any world-wide publicity, so having it in England, given the size of the Pakistani community, (and given that we probably won't open fire on the marchers mistaking them for an ISIS invasion force) makes sense from their perspective.

Now we just need someone to organise a counter-demonstration and it'll be just like Brighton!

 

[MattBackHome]

If I organise a gig and call it "The Million people at a Two Choices gig" gig, does that mean 1 million people will come?

Will you be counting actual attendance or tickets sold? And is travel included?

 

[StonehamPark]

But will there be chips?
...and what about his uncle?

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Can't stand it when people bring political problems from other countries on to our streets. What the hell do they expect our government to do about it.

It's arguable that the Kashmir problem is a legacy of Britain's failure in the 1940s to resolve the issue. But it's equally the case that, in 2014, it's not an issue that can be solved by British intervention (or, for that matter, by the intervention of the EU, given the intention to hold a similar march in Brussels the following day).

 

[Brovion]

It's arguable that the Kashmir problem is a legacy of Britain's failure in the 1940s to resolve the issue. But it's equally the case that, in 2014, it's not an issue that can be solved by British intervention (or, for that matter, by the intervention of the EU, given the intention to hold a similar march in Brussels the following day).

Indeed. Now I'm just waiting for a million Israelis/Palestinians to march through London to protest about the way we set up the Jewish state. That should be a day and a half! (Think we've managed to dodge the bullet so far with regard to Hong Kong).

 

[The Buttery Biscuit Base]

India promised a referendum in 1947.

There was a UN resolution in 1949.
http://middleeast.about.com/od/pakistan/qt/Kashmir-UN-Resolution.htm

In all fairness, it is yet another problem that we left in a former colony hoping that they can sort it out themselves.

 

[atfc village]

There's not a million Pakistani's here they're all British surely?