Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 13: Chief patron of NPP Prof Bhim Singh today expressed surprise on the decision of the all party leaders who met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday and discussed the present situation in Kashmir province.
Prof Bhim Singh said that both the Houses of Parliament had long time to discuss the situation in J&K and the uncertainty created in the province of Kashmir for nearly a month. The Parliament failed to take serious notice of the situation for the reason that the BJP was more interested in power in J&K than seeking a respectable resolution of the situation prevailing in Kashmir. The situation was settled by imposing Governor Rule under Section 92 of J&K Constitution.
NPP leader asked what stops Mr Modi to recommend Governor Rule in the State. The President of India has a constitutional mandate in such situation to interfere in the affairs of State of J&K within the meaning and scope of Article 370. It is President of India alone who can intervene and advice the Governor of J&K under Section 92 of J&K Constitution.
Prof Singh said that the Governments of India had been committing blunders vis-à-vis J&K. Today, it is the Parliament of India that is responsible for the present affairs in the State of J&K because the Parliament has neither courage nor wisdom to intervene. It is the Parliament of India is vested with absolute power to amend the Constitution of India as it did vis-à-vis Article 31 of the Constitution of India when Morarji Desai was the Prime Minister of Janata Party.
“The only way out is to amend Article 370 and allow the Parliament of India to introduce the chapter on the Fundamental Rights in the State of J&K which has not been till this day made part and parcel of the Constitution of J&K,” Prof Singh added.
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