Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 22: Chief Patron of NPP Prof Bhim Singh has alleged that residents of J&K have been deprived of the full fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution of India.
Talking to media-persons here today, Prof Singh said this year shall be 71st year of J&K Accession with the Union of India. This is important for every citizen of India to know that the Parliament of India has not cleared the domain of Constitution of India to include Jammu & Kashmir as Indian Union State, like others.
He said the citizens of India in Jammu & Kashmir called permanent residents have not been guaranteed Fundamental Rights incorporated in it from Article 12 to 35. He said in 1954 Art 35 A was inserted which gave power to the State Govt to curb any Fundamental Rights. Public Safety Act was inserted in J&K Constitution in 1978 empowering a District Magistrate to put anybody in jail without trial.
“Public Safety Act rules even today. Thousands of youth have been illegally detained in jails for years. This has curbed application of Fundamental Rights to the permanent residents of the State, because of Art. 35 A, ” he added.
Singh further said that Accession Celebration Committee is going to organize 71st Accession Celebration at Dogra Hall, Jammu on Oct 27, the Day, Maharaja Hari Singh had signed the Instrument of Accession. This Instrument of Accession has not been implemented till date by the Parliament of India as Jammu Kashmir continues under temporary Art. 370, which does not permit even Parliament of India to legislate in respect of any provision of Indian Constitution. The Parliament has failed to invoke the spirit of the Instrument of Accession for 70 years. This is the reason that permanent residents in J&K have remained denied of all Fundamental Rights, which they deserve as citizens of India.
He said Accession Day Celebration Committee is organizing a solidarity day with the permanent residents of J&K at Dogra Hall. Several prominent and noted persons shall be participating in the celebration. The Committee shall also pass a resolution as “what needs to be done to integrate entire state of Jammu & Kashmir for its smooth and workable integration with the rest of the country. The ballot and not the bullet shall be the resolution.”
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