The crucial all-party meeting involving Gupkar alliance of J&K concluded. The meeting was chaired by PM Modi and ran for three and half hours. One of the agenda of the meeting was talks over restoration of statehood to J&K.
Former CM of J&K, Mehbooba Mufti said, “People of J&K will struggle constitutionally, democratically, peacefully. Be it months or years, we will restore Article 370 in J&K as it’s a matter of our identity. We did not get it from Pakistan, it was given to us by our country, by Nehru, Sardar Patel.”
Mehbooba Mufti belongs to PDP party of J&K. She said, “People of J&K do not accept the unconstitutional removal of Article 370.”
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Omar Abdullah of National Conference was one of the leaders from J&K who participated in the meeting.
He said, “We requested PM that our fight will continue but it’s essential to reverse some decisions that are not at all in the interest of J&K. It was given the status of a UT, people do not like it. They want full statehood for J&K with J&K cadre restored.”
Sajjad Lone said that PM wants everyone’s cooperation and participation on delimitation. On the idea of delimitation, Omar Abdullah said, “If the whole purpose of August 5 was to fully integrate J&K with India, doing delimitation just for us does the opposite of that.”
He added that there is no need for delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir now.
Abdullah further commented, “We told PM that we do not stand with what was done on 5th Aug 2019. We are not ready to accept it. But we won’t take law into hands. We will fight this in court. We also told PM that there has been breach of trust between State & Centre. It’s Centre’s duty to restore it.”
On the other end, Minister of state Jitendra Singh stated, “PM said Jammu and Kashmir is moving towards peace and there is a new hope among people.”
PM Modi commented, “Today’s meeting with political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir is an important step in the ongoing efforts towards a developed and progressive J&K. Our priority is to strengthen grassroots democracy in J&K. Delimitation has to happen at a quick pace so that polls can happen and J&K gets an elected Government that gives strength to J&K’s development trajectory.”
He further said, “Our democracy’s biggest strength is the ability to sit across a table and exchange views. I told the leaders of J&K that it is the people, especially the youth who have to provide political leadership to J&K, and ensure their aspirations are duly fulfilled.”
