Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 2: Chief patron of J&K NPP, Prof Bhim Singh has said that Union Territory status for J&K State was not acceptable to the people here.
Addressing a press conference here today, Bhim Singh urged the President of India for his urgent intervention on J&K affairs so that the present situation emerging because of the declaration to constitute two Union Territories in Jammu & Kashmir shall not take volatile turn.
NPP leader said that an urgent convention shall be organized in the middle of November after the Supreme Court of India decides the case on the Constitutional validity before the Court. Several petitions were moved before the SC and the Supreme Court has reserved the judgement. This judgement shall provide a guide line to the political parties in J&K as well as to the Government.
Bhim Singh further said that Article 35A was an Ordinance of the President imposed on May 1954 by Dr Rajinder Parsad and has been withdrawn by the President of India, though, in 2019. The legal status of Art 35A has lost its credibility. This was the reason that Art 370, a temporary provision was abrogated/amended by the Parliament on August 5, 2019 and some political parties challenged this Act of Parliament. This is very pertinent to understand for all that the Parliament has not/could not have touched Article 35A as it was only a Presidential Ordinance.
Singh said J&K had State Subject presently amended by the J&K Assembly as “Permanent Resident Law” for those permanent residents who had been residing in J&K since 1947. The law providing residential status to the permanent residents of J&K was accepted/agreed by the Constituent Assembly when Constitution of India was written. Article 11 of J&K Constitution also provides that all those laws/rules/ordinances etc. which were evolved in J&K like State Subject shall not be disturbed after the State stood integrated with the Union of India. This law, State Subject/ Permanent Residents Law was accepted by the Constituent Assembly and the Constitution of India guaranteed that the law applicable to the permanent residents in J&K on their residential status shall not be disturbed. This is very clear for all and the Parliament of India should take it on priority to pass a resolution in this regard that the status of the residents of Jammu & Kashmir shall not be dissolved by any authority or law.
Bhim Singh said that NPP shall hold a ‘convention’ in Jammu with the representatives of all political parties except BJP so that this confusion is washed away forever.
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