Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 25: Reaffirming that the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s special constitutional status remains the foremost and unwavering objective of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, the party chief Dr Farooq Abdullah today said that the party will persist in its principled political struggle under all circumstances until this historic injustice is reversed.
Addressing a gathering here today, Farooq asserted that the accession of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir to the Union of India was founded upon clearly defined constitutional guarantees and solemn commitments. However, through illegal, unconstitutional, and undemocratic measures, the people of Jammu and Kashmir were stripped off their political and constitutional rights. He emphasized that even after six years since the decisions of August 5, 2019, the people of UT have neither reconciled with these measures nor will they ever accept them in the future.
Farooq stated that Article 370 constituted the constitutional bedrock and political framework governing the relationship between Jammu and Kashmir and India. It was under this constitutional safeguard that Jammu and Kashmir retained its distinct identity and special autonomous position following the events of 1947. However, he said, New Delhi reneged on its promises, commitments and constitutional assurances by unilaterally abrogating J&K’s special status in 2019 without even deeming it necessary to consult the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Criticizing the promises made by the Central Government at the time of the abrogation of Article 370, Farooq remarked that the claims of prosperity, peace, development and employment projected over the past six years have gradually been exposed as hollow and misleading.
Urging upon the New Delhi to abandon what he termed its harsh and alienating policies towards Jammu and Kashmir, NC president demanded the immediate restoration of promised full-fledged statehood and the initiation of a credible political process aimed at restoring the constitutional and democratic rights of the people.
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