Early Times Report
Jammu, July 18: Prof. Bhim Singh, the Founder of J&K National Panthers Party who heads several social and humanitarian groups to promote the National Integration announced today that a historic conclave shall be held on October 26, the day Maharaja of J&K signed the Instrument of Accession of J&K with the Indian Union and October 27, the Lord Mountbatten, the Governor-General of India accepted the Instrument of Accession in 1947.
J&K like other 575 states signed the Instrument of Accession in 1947 and all the offers were considered by the Constituent Assembly. It turned to be a tragedy that the Constituent Assembly accepted the Instrument of Accession by all the states except the State of J&K. The Parliament introduced Constitution of India on January 26, 1950 inserting Article 370 in the Indian Constitution with a temporary provision-Article 370. The President of India was vested of absolute authority to amend any provision in Article 370. Article 370 did not/does not grant any authority or mandate to the Parliament of India to legislate in respect of any matter contained in Article 370. The President of India was vested with absolute authority to amend any provision in Article 370. This authority vested in the President of India became absolute on January 26, 1957 when the Constituent Assembly of J&K came to an end on this day as J&K Constitution was promulgated in the State of J&K. |
