Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Mar 31: The National Conference Member of Parliament, Akbar Lone today said that in order to foster long lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir; it is inevitable for New Delhi to redeem all solemn pledges made to its people from time to time.
While addressing a gathering of party functionaries from three constituencies of District Bandipura, Akbar Lone said that the dream of putting the region back on the track of peace and development is unattainable unless New Delhi redeems all its promises which it had made to the people of Jammu and Kashmir since 1947.
The NC MP said that the measures undertaken by New Delhi on August 5 were in contravention to the successive agreements between the Union of India and the State. “All the solemn pledges right from the Delhi agreement of 1952, and successive Beg-Parthasarthy accord were also thrown to winds while taking the drastic steps of August 5. Far from delivering on its promises and pledges, the ruling dispensation chose to back-peddle on them in a manner not so characteristic of the country’s democratic values and supremacy of Constitution and due procedures established by it,” he said.
Welcoming the renewed Indo-Pak diplomatic outreach, Akbar Lone said the olive branches shown by the Indian and Pakistani PMs calling for cordial relations between the two neighbouring countries has invigorated a new hope in people about furtherance of long lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir and the entire sub-continent as well. He said the renewed engagement vindicates the long-standing stand of the National Conference party on the inevitability of dialogue between India and Pakistan.
He said the GoI has understood the situation and started taking corrective measures saying the need of the hour also calls for taking such initiatives vis-à-vis Jammu and Kashmir by restoring all the abridged constitutional, and democratic rights to the people of Jammu and Kashmir fore with.
On the occasion, party leaders including Nazir Ahmed Khan Gurezi, Mir Ghulam Rasool Naz, Adv Nazir Ahmed Malik, local DDC members, Women Wing, and YNC functionaries were also present. The meet also saw participation of party’s block and Halqa level functionaries.
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