APM seeks audience with Prez, PM
Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Aug 4: The leaders of mainstream political parties who met in Srinagar this evening, decided to seek an audience with President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and leaders of other parties amid fears of scrapping of Articles 35A and 370. They decided that they will take all steps for safeguarding the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
National Conference president and MP, Dr Farooq Abdullah said that All Party Meet decided that they will be united for defending special status of Jammu and Kashmir. “It was unanimously resolved that all the parties would be united in their resolve to protect and defend identity, autonomy and special status of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh against all attacks and onslaughts whatsoever; modification or abrogation of Articles 35A or 370, unconstitutional delimitation and trifurcation of the State would be an aggression against the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh,” he said while reading the resolution passed after the All-Party Meeting.
Abdullah made an appeal to India and Pakistan that they should never take any step which will create tension between the two countries.
He said that even during the worst times in 1990 and 2000, the Amarnath yatra was never disbanded and there wasn’t forced removal of tourists from the Valley.
The resolution passed unanimously said: “That all the parties would be united in their resolve to protect and defend identity, autonomy and special status of the Jammu and Kashmir against all attacks and onslaughts whatsoever”.
It said that modification, abrogation of Articles 35A, 370 and unconstitutional delimitation or trifurcation of the State would be an aggression against the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.
The All Party leaders sought audience with the President and Prime Minister of India and the leaders of other political parties to apprise them of the current situation and make an appeal to them to safeguard the legitimate interests of the people of State with regard to Constitutional guarantees given to the State by the Constitution.
The representatives of the political parties resolved to remain together and stand united in their struggle for safeguarding identity, autonomy and special status of the State.
The meeting was also attended by PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, PC chairman Sajjad Lone, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and leaders of other mainstream political parties under the Dr Farooq Abdullah in chair.
The other leaders who attended the meeting include patron PDP Muzaffar Hussain Beg, Abdul Rehman Veeri, Ali Mohammad Sagar, Imran Reza Ansari, Abdul Ghani Vakeel, Taj Mohi-ud-Din vice president JKPCC, M Y Tarigami, CPIM, Justice Hassnain Masoodi, Mohamad Akbar Lone, Nasir Sogami, Shah Faesal, Muzaffar Shah, Uzair Ronga and Suhail Bukhari.
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