NC, BJP playing fixed match: Parra
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 7: A group of MLAs, including from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Peoples Conference, today submitted a fresh resolution in the Assembly demanding immediate restoration of Articles 370 and 35A.
They also called for the reversal of all changes introduced in the Union Territory after the erstwhile State was stripped of its special status in 2019.
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The resolution comes a day after the Assembly passed a resolution moved by the Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary asking the Centre to work out a Constitutional mechanism for restoring special status of the erstwhile State and hold dialogue with the elected representatives over the issue.
The fresh resolution was submitted to the Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather amidst din in the House.
The resolution was submitted by PDP members Waheed Parra (MLA Pulwama) and Fayaz Mir (MLA Kupwara), PC MLA from Handwara Sajad Lone, Awami Ittehad Party MLA from Langate Sheikh Khursheed (brother of MP Engineer Rashid), and Independent MLA from Shopian Shabir Kullay.
“This House strongly condemns the unconstitutional and unilateral abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A, along with the enactment of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, by the Government of India,” the resolution read.
“These actions stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special status and Statehood, undermining the foundational guarantees and protections originally accorded to the region and its people by the Constitution of India,” the resolution reads.
“This House unequivocally demands the immediate restoration of Article 370 and Article 35A in their original, unaltered form, and calls for the reversal of all changes introduced by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019”. Click here to watch video
“We further urge the Government of India to respect the Constitutional and democratic sanctity of Jammu and Kashmir by reinstating all special provisions and guarantees intended to preserve its distinct identity, culture, and political autonomy,” the resolution added.
While the PDP and PC welcomed and supported the NC’s resolution, they said the wordings in that should have been stronger.
Speaking to reporters after the House was adjourned for the day today, Parra said the NC and the BJP were “playing a fixed match”.
“They (NC) bring a vague resolution and the BJP chief spokesperson praises it. We want that abrogation of Article 370 be condemned and restoration of (Articles) 370 and 35A be mentioned (in the resolution). This is what we have put in the resolution and this is what people of Jammu and Kashmir want,” he said.
Lone described the new resolution as a “necessary and uncompromising” call to defend Jammu and Kashmir’s historical rights and Statehood.
He criticized the previous resolution for lacking clarity and strength, emphasizing that this fresh proposal leaves “no room for ambiguity.”
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