JKPCC President Vikar Rasool Wani, Working President Raman Bhalla, CWC Member Tariq Hameed Karra address the Party convention
Kokernag Sept 27 (KNS): Declaring holiday on Maharaj Hari Singh’s birth and death anniversaries was a welcome step amounting to respecting the aspirations of the people, Congress party appreciates the decision wholeheartedly.
BJP Govt cannot escape the responsibility of disrespecting Maharaj Hari Singh’s desires, decisions and laws passed by him in the interest of J&K citizens. State subject laws and Special Status granted to erstwhile J&K State should also be restored as that will be the real and great tribute to Maharaj Hari Singh.
Former J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President Ghulam Ahmad Mir made these comments while addressing a largely attended Party Workers Convention at Kokernag in South Kashmir today.
Speaking on the occasion Mir said Congress Party hails the decision of the Govt declaring holiday on Maharaj’s birth and death anniversaries and said the long pending demand of Dogras’ have been fulfilled, at the sametime, Mir expressed surprise over the hypocrisy exhibited by the BJP Govt on State Subject laws granted to J&K under Art-35 A by the Maharaj Hari Singh.
Mir said Maharaja granted State Subject laws to people of J&K long before Independence thereby ensuring protection to their land, jobs and other resources. Similarly, at the time of signing the instrument of accession the Ruler ensured special status which was granted to erstwhile princely state comprising, J&K, Ladakh, Gilgit Baltistan, PoK by the Indian Parliament, but sadly all these securities and privileges were withdrawn by the BJP Govt unilaterally to full fill their political agenda.
I would suggest to Govt of India that it should restore the state subject laws and special status, besides restoring the full statehood to J&K, which was divided into two UTs by the same BJP Govt at Centre claiming to have fulfilled the demand of Dogra was misleading and a new political stunt on the part of BJP, Mir added and said people have realized the difference between respecting birth and death anniversaries and disrespecting the desires and laws passed by Maharaja Hari Sigh benefitting people of entire erstwhile J&K state.
Former JKPCC President said that BJP Govt could no longer mislead people on Holidays on Maharaj’s birth/death anniversaries, it has to come clean on State Subject Laws and Special Status and restore full statehood to erstwhile Princely State of J&K.
Mir appealed people to join and support Congress Party in its endeavor to bring back full statehood with all Constitutional Guarantees to J&K, as that will be the real and great tributes to Maharaj Hari Singh.(KNS)