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| Safeguarding Article 35A not anti-national: Rana | | |  Early Times Report
SAMBA, May 12: Any attempt of tinkering with constitutional provision of Article 35A will hurt Jammu region the most in terms of losing jobs to the youth of outside state and businesses to affluent business houses of the neighbouring states, said National Conference Provincial President Devender Singh Rana while paying tributes to Shaheed Shashi Bala and Hoshiar Singh at a function organized by Internationalist Democratic Platform here this morning.
"Safeguarding Article 35A is not anti-national", Rana said and lashed out at those who attach anti-national tag to those struggling for safeguarding this constitutional guarantee. He dwelt in detail on Article 35A of the Constitution, terming it a manifestation of the state subject laws enacted by the visionary Maharaja Hari Singh, way back in 1927, essentially to protect the rights, identity and dignity of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, especially the Duggerland. Rana reiterated that regional autonomy to the three regions under the overall superintendence of the State government is the only way forward to assuage the political aspirations of the people and address to the political dimensions of Jammu and Kashmir. "Such a mechanism will provide a sense of political empowerment and end the apprehensions of discrimination among the people", said Rana. Rana said that myopic politics, based on hate and mistrust, has caused a huge dent to the time tested unity of the State and the time has come when people of different faiths and regions should take a lead in bridging the gap. While paying tribute to the martyrs, Rana said their martyrdom has added one more feather to the land of warriors. He described Samba as the birth place of warriors and intellectuals who have scripted sagas of valour and left indelible mark of intellectual genius. He said the popular political movements have taken off from this fertile land of braves. |
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