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Dan Burton: let me say this. This is an article that is less than 1 month old. The gentleman talked about the free elections. On May…

On the recordJune 5, 1996
let me say this. This is an article that is less than 1 month old. The gentleman talked about the free elections. On May 24, this is a report here in the Washington Newspapers, armed troops, armed troops herded Kashmirians to the polls yesterday for the rebellious state's first elections in 7 years, forcing Kashmirians to participate in an Indian Government election they wanted no part of. So they literally forced them to vote.
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Dan Burton
Indiana

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Discussing the coercion of Kashmirians during recent elections in India.

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