An excerpt from my speech:
"As an MEP, I stand up for those who are seeking a referendum
on the UK’s membership of the European Union. As a proponent of referenda, I
also stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Kashmir who have been
promised a referendum which has never materialised.
On a recent trip to the US, on the steps of the Lincoln
Memorial in Washington DC, I found myself standing on the very spot where Martin
Luther King, in August 1963, delivered one of the most influential speeches of
the last century.
I look forward to the day, and it is coming, when the
Kashmiri people can echo Dr King's words "Free at last, free at last, free at
last"."
The group put together a wonderful panel of impassioned speakers and we were treated to some beautiful poetry.
I will continue to highlight the plight of Kashmir, and would like to thank the Pakistan Welfare Association for inviting me on Thursday night.
