BJP must clear stand on Articles 35A, 370: Ankur
21/06/2019
JAMMU, Jun 20: “The 2019 mandate India, including J&K, was a mandate for the revocation of divisive Articles 35A and 370. Dilly Dallying on the abrogation of these "Break-India" and "Destroy-Jammu/Ladakh" Articles amount to murdering people's mandate and negating Preamble of the Indian Constitution," said chairman of Ikkjutt Jammu, Advocate Ankur Sharma, here today during a press conference.
"Abrogation of these Articles, Constitution of a Delimitation Commission to give Jammu province due representation in the Assembly and implementation of the March 12, 2018 Supreme Court order passed in PIL titled Ankur Sharma V. Union of India and Ors. regarding identification/notification of Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Christians as Minorities in J&K have become imperative," said Ankur Sharma, adding that the patience of people of Jammu province is ending and ending very fast.
"Don't test the patience of the people of Jammu province," said Ikkjutt Jammu chairman
"People of Jammu province hoped that the BJP will fulfil its solemn commitments on Articles 35A and 370 and constitute a delimitation commission to redraw the assembly constituencies de novo to dispense justice to the socially, economically and politically ignored people of Jammu province. The less than positive attitude of the powers-that-be in the state and at the Centre have only shocked the people of Jammu province.
Ankur Sharma said what shocked the people of Jammu and Ladakh all the more was the June 12 statement of J&K Governor SP Malik that the talk about delimitation was just a "rumour" and that there was no danger to Article 35A, Article 370, J&K's separate constitution and separate flag.
That the BJP didn't clarify its stand on what the state Governor had said in Srinagar has only angered people of Jammu and Ladakh and created a feeling that the party has no regard whatsoever for the sentiments, aspirations, needs and compulsions of those who once again gave them a massive mandate.
"Three Lok Sabha seats and 46.5% votes to the BJP in the just-held general election were not for the appeasement of Jihadis and anti-national forces operating in Kashmir. The mandate was against the votaries of Pakistan, self-rule, autonomy, jihad, Islamic rule in the tiny, pampered and over-fed Kashmir. It was for the full empowerment of Jammu and Ladakh and the state's complete integration into India.
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