Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 19: J&K United Peace Movement today organized one- day seminar on Article 35-A and Article 370 of the Constitution of India.
Speakers in the seminar strongly favoured the view point of United Peace Movement, which believes that the protection given under Article 35-A as applicable to the State of J&K, is the sovereign constituent guarantee given to the people of J&K by the Union of India under the historical background and the unique position of the State.
“As the State of J&K has acceded to Union of India as per the terms and conditions contained in the Letter of Accession only with regard to the Defense, Foreign Affairs and Communication, the Article 35-A protects the rights of permanent residents of the State,” they opined.
They also drew attention towards the historical background of State Subject law and said that the same was still holding good for the people of J&K keeping in view the unique position and topography of the State. “It is still being considered as the only available protection for the rights of permanent residents of the State of J&K against the superior competing interests of the Non-Residents of the State,” they added and maintained that calling into question the Article 35-A on the grounds of being inconsistent or being discriminatory will not only snatch the constituent guarantee and protection but also create more confusion and chaos in the State.
After thread bear discussion, a resolution was unanimous passed for retaining Article 35-A in its letter and its spirit.
Those who have addressed and participated in this seminar, included Himmat Singh (Chairman, United Peace Movement & Chairman of Nature-Human Centric People Movement), Mohd Shareef Sartaj (Chairman of J&K Freedom Movement), Sardar J S Mangal ( national vice president, Shrimoni Akali Dal Maan), Mohammad Rashid Qureshi Advocate (Chairman Progressive People Forum), Sardar Narinder Singh Khalsa (president Sikh Intellectual Circle JK), S C Gupta (former Senior Advocate General High Court), Muzafar Ahmed Shah (vice president ANC Kashmir), Sohail Ahmed Kazmi (senior Journalist), Advocate Imtiyaz Ahmed Mir from Doda, Advocate Abdul Roof Lone from Rajouri, Advocate Abarar Ahmed Khan from Poonch, Rouf Lal, Advocate Majid Hussain Shah, Sardar Hukumat Singh (Ex SP), Amir Mohmed Shamsi, Kamaljit Singh, Bhai Gurdev Singh, Meenakshi Bhat (JNU student) Shive Raj Singh, Didar Singh, Joginder Bagat, Sardar Sandeep Singh and Sardar Kulwant Singh.
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