Srinagar, Oct 11 (KNS): An important Round table conference was held Sunday in Mumtaz Towers by KCSDS to chalk out the appropriate response of the civil society to the writ petition filed by so called think tank of fascist forces in the Supreme Court for the abrogation of Article 35A from the Indian constitution which protects the state subject law and associated laws of the state.
According to a statement issued to KNS, the conference had drawn a wide cross section of citizens from all walks of life including legal luminaries –Advocate Zaffer Shah, Mian Qayoom, prominent industrialists and businessmen, doctors, academics, writers, journalists, columnists, students and major civil society organisations. The participants were unanimous in condemning the state govt for its lackadaisical approach to this serious issue which will have terrible disastrous consequences for the demography and Muslim majority character of the state if such forces succeed in their nefarious designs. They said that the very act of filing writ petition for the abrogation of Article 35A is a conspiracy to change the demography by opening the flood gates of permanent entry points into Kashmir.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
The civil society of Kashmir calls upon the govt to take steps commensurate with the seriousness of the issue to defeat the communal forces’ designs.
The participants resolved to fight for the preservation of Article 35A by all means at their disposal which provides protection to state subject law and other specific rights that restrict land owning and acquiring jobs in the state to permanent state subjects only. It further resolved to create a task force for informing public about the importance of retaining Article 35A till the final resolution of Kashmir dispute through seminars, conferences symposia and print and social media. . It resolved to inform the public about various conspiracies hatched by communal forces aimed at changing the demography and the Muslim majority character of the state. (KNS)