Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 24: Amid the controversy of Article 35A in the J&K State, All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference, the premier body of Panchayats in the state has demanded the holding of Panchayat elections in the State, claiming that the controversy of Article 35 A has been created by the Government itself to divert the attention of the people from the real issues. It also vowed to fight any move aimed to erode the special status of the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir.
Addressing a press conference here today, chairman of the AJKPC, Shafiq Mir lauded the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement on Independence Day that Kashmir issue can be resolved by hugging and embracing Kashmiris, and said that the best way to hug and embrace Kashmiris is to restore their dignity and identity and assure them again that all the constitutional rights given to them in Indian Constitution will be honoured and strengthened. However, he described the present controversy on Article 35 A as self created controversy by the Government to divert the attention of the people from the real issues, adding that nothing like that was going to happen in near future so no party should try to become the hero of its saviour.
Earlier, in a day long convention of Panchayat members of the State, All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference leaders adopted a resolution addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which the Panchayat leaders of the State demanded the personal intervention of PM on Kashmir unrest with the assurance that all the constitutional rights guaranteed to them will be protected and strengthened. In the resolution, the Panchayat leaders demanded immediate holding of Panchayat elections in the State saying that with the absence of local bodies in place, the developmental process of the State has derailed completely. The Panchayat leaders urged upon the Prime Minister of India to interfere personally and direct the State Government to hold Panchayat elections as soon as possible .
Describing the State Government a total failure on all fronts, the Panchayat leaders said that the main cause of the unrest in the State is the present State Government which had deceived the people severally by taking complete U – turn on the promise and manifesto they were voted for. Describing the Panchayat elections most important in the state, the Panchayat leaders said that all the development process has come to halt due the absence of the Institution.
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