Radicalization, terror in J&K result of wrong policies of previous Govts: RSS

Calls for secured, dignified Rehab of KPs

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 16: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has blamed “wrong policies’’ of the previous Governments for radicalization, terrorism and complete neglect of national forces in Jammu and Kashmir and lauded statesmanship and political will of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his team for abrogation of Articles 370 and 35-A and reorganizations of the State into two Union Territories.
A separate resolution adopted by the Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal (ABKM) Baithak of the RSS in Bengaluru titled “Extending the Constitution of Bharat as a whole to the State of Jammu and Kashmir and its Reorganization—A laudable step’’, said the recent decisions and their implementation would nullify the Constitutional and political anomalies in Jammu and Kashmir.
“The provisions like Article 35A were inserted arbitrarily through Presidential orders sowing the seeds of separatism. Due to these Constitutional anomalies, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Gorkhas, women, sanitation workers, refugees from West Pakistan etc were facing blatant discrimination in the erstwhile State.
“Jammu and Ladakh regions were deprived of proportional representation in the State Assembly, allocation of resources and a say in the decision making process. Due to all such wrong policies what we had seen in the State was growing ‘radicalization and terrorism’ and complete neglect of national forces,’’ the RSS resolution said.
It added that though all the provisions of the Constitution of Bharat were expected to be equally applicable to all regions of the nation, due to immediate and exceptional circumstances of aggression from the Pakistan side soon after the partition, the temporary provision of Article 370 was added to the Constitution. Later, it said, under the garb of Article 370, a large number of Articles of the Constitution of Bharat were either excluded or extended in amended form for the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir.
“The ABKM firmly believed that recent decisions (scrapping of special Constitutional provisions of Jammu and Kashmir and Reorganization of the erstwhile State) would nullify the Constitutional and political anomalies in J&K. It also believed that this is in accordance with the concept of Bharat ‘One Nation-One People’ while it has also fulfilled desire of the Constitution makers expressed in the Preamble ‘We the People..,’’ the RSS resolution said.
Asserting that reorganization of the erstwhile State has opened up new vistas for social and economic development of all sections of the society living in all three regions, the RSS said the reorganization of the erstwhile State has addressed long-term aspirations of the people of Ladakh region, paving the way for its comprehensive development.
Ladakh along with Jammu and Kashmir was made the Union Territory after reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir.
“The ABKM hopes that expectations of refugees and displaced persons would also be addressed soon. The process of secured and dignified rehabilitation of the displaced Hindu community from the Kashmir valley should be initiated at the earliest,’’ the RSS said.
The ABKM called upon the countrymen to rise above political differences for establishing the supremacy and spirit of the Constitution and reaffirm national unity and integrity by wholeheartedly contributing to the journey of progress of Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh. It also called upon the Government to clear all apprehensions among the citizens of the area and fulfill their aspirations through effective and just governance and economic development.
Tracing history, the RSS said it is a historical fact that Maharaja Hari Singh had completed the process of integration of the State with Bharat by signing the ‘Instrument of Accession’.
“To eradicate the problems which arose due to misuse of Article 370, Satyagrahis of the Praja Parishad Andolan and the nationalist forces from rest of the country, under the leadership of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Pandit Prem Nath Dogra, fought for the national integration, Constitution and dignity of the national flag.
“In all these 70 years, nationalist forces from the erstwhile State along with rest of the country continued the struggle against separatism and terrorism and many of them laid down their lives. Thousands of personnel from Army and security forces have shown their bravery and commitment to defend national unity and sovereignty and even made supreme sacrifices,’’ the RSS said.
The ABKM congratulated the Union Government and all political parties who supported the bold and historic decision (of scrapping Articles 370 and 35-A and reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir) and displayed sense of maturity in the national interest.

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