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| Autonomy a closed chapter: Taj | | Congress committed to uphold Art 370 | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 2 : Ruling out restoration of autonomy, the minister for irrigation and flood control, Taj Mohi-ud-Din today said the issue was settled for good by personalities like Indira Gandhi and Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah. He was talking to a local news agency here today. "It is a closed chapter. There is no room for discussion over it. Sheikh Abdullah became the Chief Minister of the state on the basis of the 1975 accord reached between Mirza Afzal Beigh and G Parthashastry. We cannot overrule the agreement endorsed by such great leaders as Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and Indira Gandhi", he said. Defending central laws extended to the state after 1953, Taj said the laws ensure safety of the people. "I defend the DD Thakur report on the issue. The authority of Election Commission of India and the Supreme Court of India is necessary to ensure free and fair elections apart from transparent governance in the state. However, Taj conceded that the government can review the laws extended to the state as recommended by the report submitted by New Delhi's Interlocutors on Kashmir. Taj said Congress was committed to uphold Article 370. "I swear by the Consitution of India, of which the Article 370 is a part", he said adding anyone having objections to it can knock the doors of the Supreme Court of India. "Congress party manifesto promises the safety of Article 370 and we will stick to it", he added. Taj said Justice Sagheer did not make specific recommendations.
"He had the mandate for that but he submitted the documents of various political parties. The WG has neither delved into the concept of autonomy nor the self rule in its 18 point document", he said. |
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