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| Restore statehood, hold elections in J&K: Harsh Dev | | AAP holds massive rally in Arnia | |  early times report
Bishnah, Dec 11: Seeking early restoration of statehood to J&K and installation of an elected govt, Mr. Harsh Dev Singh, Former Minister and senior AAP leader said that prolonged central rule in the erstwhile state was a negation of the constitutional guarantees enshrined in the constitution of India. He said that several assurances by the central govt of restoring statehood to J&K at the appropriate time had failed to inspire the people of J&K who had lost faith in all such 'melodramatic rants' of the BJP leadership. He was addressing a huge rally in Arnia today.
Speaking to media persons, Harsh Dev Singh said that while the people of the erstwhile state were mystified and befuddled by the abrupt abrogation of Article 370, they had expressed their strong opposition to the dismantling of 200 year old historical State of J&K and downgrading it to the level of UT. He said that such move of BJP led government had not only lowered the morale of the people of erstwhile State but caused huge disenchantment in the hearts and minds of the general masses. "It was not a demotion of the State only. Infact every sensible citizen felt downgraded and humiliated. It had deeply hurt the sentiments of the people of J&K who felt belittled and dwarfed", said Mr. Singh.
"History bears testimony that J&K acceded to the Union of India in 1947 only due to the historic decision taken by Maharaja Hari Singh despite numerous stumbling blocks, pulls and pressures. The demotion of State to UT level was not only unprecedented in the history but amounted to huge disparagement of the patriotic people of Jammu and Kashmir", observed Mr. Singh. Demanding early restoration of statehood and installation of an elected govt, Harsh Dev urged for personal intervention of the President of India to save the people of J&K from dictatorial and autocratic regime.
Yashpaul Kundal and Taranjit Singh Tony senior AAP leaders while alleging continued neglect and deprivation of Jammu region, which overwhelmingly voted for saffron party, even after abrogation of Article 370, said that BJP had failed to redeem any of its promises made to its electorates with majority of the development projects of state having been either stalled or abandoned. The Jammu region which remained the strongest bastion of BJP has continued to remain the victim of the cold criminal negligence of the present regime. The projects including Artificial Tawi Lake, Mubarak Mandi Heritage Project, Development of River Tawi on Sabarmati Pattern, Smart City, Zumbo Zoo etc to have either been abandoned or going at snails pace. Unemployed and underemployed youth were on the roads. And the only achievement of the BJP led government after Article 370 abrogation appeared to be the installation of multiple Toll Plazas and opening of multiple liquor vends, asserted Mr. Singh.
Prominent among those who spoke on the occasion included Om Parkash Khajuria, Jayesh Gupta, Prem Pal Dogra, S.Gulzar Singh. Asha Devi, Anita Choudhary besides others. |
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