No power on earth can abrogate Art 370, says Congress over Amit Shah’s remarks

JK Zamindar Forum extends support to Congress party, says ‘our agendas are same’

JK Zamindar Forum extends support to Congress party, says ‘our agendas are same’

Srinagar, Apr 01 (KNS): Reacting to the statement made by BJP national president Amit Shah, the state congress on Monday said that no power on earth can abrogate the Article 370 and 35A, saying that these promises were made in the previous elections as well.

As per Kashmir News Service (KNS) correspondent, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president, Ghulam Ahmad Mir while addressing a news conference at party headquarters in Srinagar, said that Article 370 is the only bridge between Jammu and Kashmir and Union of India, therefore no power on earth can even think of abrogating it.

Amit Shah had stated that Article 370 and 35 A will be abrogated by 2020.

Promises to abrogate Article 370 and 35A were made in the past as well but people are well aware about such stunts and won’t get trapped in it,” Mir said.

He said that BJP was ruling the country but failed to abrogate it since last five years, now they are trying to befool the people once again to gain votes.

Asked about NC-Congress bonhomie in parliamentary polls, Mir said that there was no alliance between the parties but NC to ensure the secular votes are not divided have decided not to field any candidate from two Jammu constituencies and in Srinagar, the Congress decided not to field any candidate against NC patron Dr. Farooq Abdullah.

“We will highlight our achievement before the people and will not speak against the other parties,” he said, adding that Congress party for the wellbeing of youth and people will put forth its agenda and hopefully they will help the party’s candidate from the constituency to emerge victorious.

Furthermore, Jammu and Kashmir Zamindar Forum, in a press conference also announced that it will support Congress candidates in the upcoming elections.

“Congress has a similar agenda towards farmers and labourers, therefore, the organization has decided to support the party in upcoming polls so that the genuine demands of people will be fulfilled,” the forum said.

Earlier, Jammu & Kashmir Zamindar Forum led by its President Abdul Hamid Malik called on JKPCC President at Congress party headquarters and had a wide-ranging discussions over the difficulties confronting Farmers in the State especially in Kashmir and other regions in the State.

It was resolved in the meeting that JK Zamindar Forum and Congress party will fight for the rights of Farmers. The forum while expressing confidence in the pro people policies of the Congress party assured Mir of its full support in the upcoming parliamentary elections pledging that the Forum would do everything to strengthen the Congress party further.

Meanwhile, Mir assured the forum that Congress party would take every measure to redress the grievances of the Farmers; saying that Congress Party feels highly concerned about the farmer’s pathetic Condition across the Country and will do everything to bring respite to farmers.

Among others who were present on this occasion included: Tanvir Ahmad Dar Gen Secretary of the Forum, Imtiyaz Ahmad Khanxay, Naseer Ahmad, Gulam Hassan Parray, Bilal Ahmad Bhat, Mansoor Ahmad Bht, Mohd Shafi Bhat, Dilawar Hussain, javed Ahmad Khan, Shahbaz Razaq Mir, Farooq Ahmad, Irshad Ahmad Khanday, Umer Amin Bhat, Khurshid Ahmad, Aaqib Rashid Khan, Mohd Saleem Malik, Tahir Abdullah, Aashiq Hussain (Media Advisor), Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat (Spokesperson) and Muntazir Fayaz (Analyst). (KNS) 

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