Srinagar: Member of Parliament Aga Syed Ruhullah on Thursday strongly defended his political stance and work in Parliament, asserting that those who have chosen servility cannot comprehend the role of those who continue to challenge oppression. In a post on X, the MP issued a detailed reminder of his interventions in Parliament and outside, countering criticism directed at his role.
“This Office understands that those who have bent their back in obedience can’t look up to see the work of those fighting oppression. Since their servility may not allow them to follow Parliament or read official communications, we will gladly courier a compilation of speeches, interventions and updates to their desks,” Aga Ruhullah wrote.
The MP from Srinagar further listed several issues he has raised on the floor of Parliament, saying his record is publicly available. Among the matters highlighted were the weakening of Kashmir’s apple and horticulture sector, repeated illegal detentions, encroachments on Waqf properties, and concerns over road, railway and health infrastructure. He pointed out that he had secured CT scan facilities for district hospitals and disbursed more than five crore rupees under the MPLADS fund.
Ruhullah also reminded that he had met Union Home Minister Amit Shah to press for the release of detainees and had separately taken up highway expansion and road development with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. He said his efforts ensured that the extension of the Expressway from its existing point to Sonmarg via Srinagar was agreed upon.
In addition, the MP mentioned facilitating hundreds of patients suffering from cancer and other life-threatening diseases by granting them relief from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF).
“All of this is available for public viewing on Lok Sabha TV and through RTI,” Ruhullah posted, underlining that transparency marked his interventions.
In a sharp counter to detractors, he added, “As for the unsolicited advice to ‘talk’, your obedience to oppressor may have earned you comfort, but it left us Kashmiris alone in the far harder task of challenging that very power.”
The statement, which drew wide attention on social media, was seen as both a defence of his record and an attack on those who, in his words, had chosen comfort over resistance. Ruhullah’s post comes at a time when debates over the effectiveness of Kashmiri representatives in New Delhi have intensified, with growing scrutiny from political opponents and sections of the public. [KNT]
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