Urging people to remain united and continue their struggle for restoration of special status of the erstwhile state of J&K peacefully and legally, Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Wednesday alleged that people are being ripped off their jobs and rights over natural resources since the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35 A on August 5, 2019.
PAGD spokesperson Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said the All Party Meeting (APM) of J&K leaders with Prime Minister Narandra Modi in New Delhi didn’t yield any result as no Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) required bridging the gap between Delhi and J&K were taken by the Centre.
“August 5 marks the completion of two years since the unprecedented assault on the Constitution of India was done to nullify Article 370 of the constitution - thereby damaging the very bond of our relationship with union of India. By demolishing the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir by the Government it has crossed all the limits of constitutionality,” Mr Tarigami said on the eve of the completion of two years of the abrogation of the special status of J&K.He said, ‘downgrading historic state of Jammu and Kashmir, besides dividing it into two separate Union Territories -- without the consent of the people and also ignoring the Resolution adopted by J&K Legislature on March 3, 2004 to preserve the unity and the secular character of J&K has -- has set a precedent that any state can cease to exist as a state and can be carved up into any number of fragments any time, by placing it under Governors Rule. “Thereby the very existence of a state becomes a matter of central discretion, a substantial step towards a unitary state,” Mr Tarigami, who is a senior CPI(M) leader, said.
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