Urge the UN and India to carry out a plebiscite on the future of Kashmir

Closed 486 signatures

What the petition asks

UN Security Council has previously recommended a referendum in Kashmir to finalise its future. India has not held it. Wars have occurred and bilateral talks have failed between Pakistan and India. The UK Government should urge the UN and India to carry out the plebiscite recommended by the UN.

The UK has a duty to help resolve this dispute which I believe is a legacy of the British Empire. Tensions are high since India abolished Jammu & Kashmir’s special constitutional status without any consultation. There have been reports of human rights violations. India and Pakistan have shown that they cannot resolve it by themselves so the UN must be involved. Over 3 million Britons trace their ancestry to the Indian subcontinent, and conflict in Kashmir risks harming community cohesion in Britain

Timeline

21 Oct 2021	Petition opened for signatures
21 Apr 2022	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 486

Status Closed

Department Cabinet Office

Opened 21 Oct 2021

Closed 21 Apr 2022

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