J&Ok Congress Says Central Management To Take Name On Gupkar Declaration

Srinagar:

The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Saturday mentioned it will take a decision on taking part within the Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) after consultations with the party’s central management, even because it asserted that there’s a want to have a not unusual platform to combat for the rights of the folk of the erstwhile state.

Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Ghulam Ahmad Mir, who was once a signatory to the “Gupkar Declaration” on August four closing yr — an afternoon sooner than the Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s particular standing as accorded below Article 370 of the Charter — has skipped two conferences of the alliance, which was once given a proper form lately.

Mr Mir mentioned whilst he was once now not feeling neatly when the primary assembly of the alliance came about on October 15, the second on October 24 was once referred to as at a brief understand and he was once now not in Srinagar.

Chatting with journalists on the party headquarters right here after paying floral tributes to former top minister Indira Gandhi on her 36th demise anniversary, which the Congress seen as “Kisan Adhikar Diwas”, Mr Mir mentioned the JKPCC would have consultations with the party’s central management over the problem and take a call after that.

“I used to be now not feeling neatly when the primary assembly came about. The second one assembly was once referred to as at a brief understand. Being a countrywide party, the Congress has to speak about such issues with its central management. When I used to be informed in regards to the assembly simply 3 hours sooner than, I used to be now not even in Srinagar,” he mentioned.

Mr Mir mentioned he had requested to defer the assembly of the PAGD because the Congress’s central management was once busy with the Bihar polls.

“I informed them to defer the assembly until after November 10 as we needed to tackle board the Congress’s central management, which was once busy with the Bihar polls, however they went forward. So it was once now not conceivable for me to wait that assembly on that day,” he mentioned.

Announcing that all of the signatories to the “Gupkar Declaration” have not unusual considerations as regards the selections taken by way of the Centre on August five closing yr, Mr Mir mentioned there will also be variations within the depth of the language “getting used whilst preventing for the purpose, however the fundamental considerations are the similar”.

“When the following assembly takes position, I can take in the subject with the party’s Kashmir Coverage Making plans Crew and regardless of the most sensible management comes to a decision, I can apply that path,” he mentioned.

It sounds as if relating to PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti’s debatable remarks at the nationwide flag, the Congress chief mentioned whilst this can be a political combat for the folk of the erstwhile state, “it must now not appear, in any language, that we’re preventing non-public battles with other folks of the rustic”.

At her first press convention after her unencumber from detention, Mufti mentioned PDP individuals would now not hoist the nationwide flag except they’re allowed to boost the flag of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.

At the amendments to land rules, which enable outsiders to shop for land within the Union Territory, Mr Mir mentioned it was once “another betrayal with the folk of Jammu and Kashmir”.

“They (Centre) had mentioned this at the ground of Parliament that the land and task rights of the folk of Jammu and Kashmir can be secure. However they’ve backtracked on their very own guarantees. The Congress party condemns it and can combat this,” he mentioned.

Mr Mir mentioned the folk of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are united of their combat for the repeal of such rules and there’s a want to have a not unusual platform to combat for his or her rights.

“There may have been variations of opinion in Jammu and Kashmir over the selections taken sooner than, however I’m glad that there’s harmony in this factor and persons are rejecting those rules. The Congress and different like-minded events must paintings on a not unusual platform to combat for the repeal of those rules as it considerations the sentiments of the folk of Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh — whether or not Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs or Buddhists,” he mentioned.

Requested how the party perspectives the legislation authorising the Military to claim any space as “strategic”, Mr Mir mentioned such steps aren’t excellent for the spirit of democracy.

“Giving a right away authority to the Military or different defence forces in any way isn’t excellent in a democratic nation. The Military is in reinforce of the civil management, we, the civil management, aren’t below the regulate of the Military. Due to this fact, such steps aren’t excellent for the spirit of democracy and we’ve got already raised voices towards it at other boards,” he mentioned.