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Originally Posted by garinda
'Two Central Ward Councillors including the portfolio holder for Community Cohesion and the Voluntary Sector strongly identify with Kashmiri heritage and have vocally supported the Kashmiri ethnic grouping at previous Community Cohesion & Equal Opportunity Working group meetings.'
'As part of a community consultation in 2005, a wide-cross section of Hyndburn’s ethnic minority communities (including Gt. Harwood) was asked by Cllr Allah Dad if they would support a separate Kashmiri identifier.'
'There was overwhelming support for this.'
http://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/downloa...206_report.pdf |
Presumably, in the light of the history of racial tensions in the area and the country, it is morally and legally incumbent on councillors, whatever their racial origin, to promote integration as the greatest good. Presumably this responsibility falls heavier on councillors with a significant ethnic make up in their respective electorates than on other councillors.
One has to wonder therefore, in the light of the ongoing Kashmiri related activities of the Dads (I assume because of the surname that they are related in some way), just what are they up to? Because, to me, it seems that far from promoting integration with and into the host society, these two are doing just about their level best to promote the exact opposite.
I also wonder wether the time has not come come for a serious investigation into the activities and attitudes of the Dads. Please correct me if I am wrong but, wasn't A. Dad's name linked with alleged electoral irregularities?