‘State’ soon after normalcy, Madhav assures in Jammu

JAMMU: Senior BJP leader and national General Secretary Ram Madhav on Friday said "Union Territory" status to Jammu and Kashmir is given for a period till the normalcy returns and it will be a state ‘soon’.

“The region of Jammu and Kashmir has been given the status of Union Territory for a time period till the normalcy of conditions return and then the status of State will be given to Jammu and Kashmir,” Mr Madhav said while speaking at a function organised to pay tributes to late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his first death anniversary.

He ,however, cited security reasons amidst threats posed by the terrorists actively supported by Pakistan.

Blaming Congress , Mr Madhav said on the directions of former PM Nehru, Article 370 was imposed through back door , giving no solid ground reasons for its implementation even when the decision was negated by National Working Committee of Congress itself.

He said Pt Nehru at that time forced Sardar Patel from abroad to get the decision implemented in India.

Mr Madhav also alleged that the four members sent in the 'Pratinidhi Sabha' from J&K were also chosen undemocratically on the directions of former CM Sheikh Abdullah while not taking into the confidence the people from Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, thus ditching everyone in the state as well as whole of India.

“While we are giving Shardhanjali to Atal ji, the whole of the India is celebrating the abrogation of Article 370, giving true feeling of Unification after so many years of existence of the Indian Union, " he added.

He said today every Indian is happy as the feeling of uneasiness has evaporated now which was pinching everyone since Independence.

The BJP General Secretary said the unfinished agenda has been finished now after much hard-work and lots of sacrifices, terming this as a historic decision.

Mr Madhav said Article 370 was an emotional issue for the rest of India where as it was the issue of life and death for the residents of Jammu and Kashmir and this is the reason that everyone in all the three regions is happy over the landmark decision.

Mr Madhav said thousands of people lost their lives in the struggle and the people are today feeling excited as well as wondering at the same time that why it took so long to the scrap the Article, when it could have been easily done away with within the framework of the Indian Constitution long back.

“After decades, and almost end of an era , the decision has been taken with strong conviction and will shown by Mr Modi giving real Shradhanjali to Atal ji on this day,” he maintained.

Mr Madhav said a new lease of life has been given to the region, giving all the denied rights to the deserved population and claimed that this will ensure development and welfare of the region.

He also talked about the delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir and said the seats will be rationalized taking all factors in consideration.

He talked about giving justice to the Kashmiri migrants, Refugees, Women, Nomads and other communities saying that old useless laws will be done away with with the implementation of Central laws.

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