Calls for restoration of J&K statehood ahead of assembly elections
JK News Today
Srinagar, August 5: Apni Party has strongly condemned the administration for preventing its leaders from assembling at their party headquarters on Monday morning.
Pertinently, the party leadership had planned to meet at their headquarters on M2 Church Lane in Srinagar to deliberate on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. However, police deployed at the main entrance of the party headquarters prevented the leaders from entering the office premises.
In a statement issued here, Apni Party has strongly condemned this act of the administration and termed it “undemocratic.”
The statement reads: “Apni Party leaders planned to convene a meeting to discuss the current political scenario and deliberate on the 5th anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. However, the police prevented them from assembling at the party headquarters. We strongly condemn this undemocratic act.”
“Five years ago, on this day, the central government unilaterally passed the J&K Reorganisation Act, revoking the special constitutional position of the erstwhile state and bifurcating it into two Union Territories. This occurrence will always be remembered as a great injustice to the people of Jammu and Kashmir,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, Apni Party has strongly urged the central government to fulfil its promise regarding the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir without any further delay.
According to the press release, party leaders held a meeting on Monday evening. The meeting was presided over by the party’s Senior Vice President, Ghulam Hassan Mir. During the meeting, they reviewed the current political scenario and reiterated their demand for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.
Speaking on the occasion, Ghulam Hassan Mir said, “We strongly believe that the least that the central government can do to make justice with the people of Jammu and Kashmir, is restoring statehood in the manner as it existed before August 5, 2019. The Prime Minister and the Home Minister of the country have promised that the statehood to Jammu and Kashmir will be restored soon. They have made this promise on the floor of the house. Apni Party strongly demands the restoration of statehood. It should be restored before the assembly elections are held here.”
