NEW DELHI: Chief of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday reiterated the demand to revive full statehood for Jammu and Kashmir and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union authorities of taking away the democratic rights of the folks of the state.
Whereas addressing a public gathering in Poonch, the Congress chief mentioned it was the primary time a state was decreased to a Union territory.
“Union Territories have been transformed into states many instances. Union territories have been made into states, and states have been divided into two components. One state was break up; Andhra was divided into Andhra and Telangana, Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand was created from Bihar. However for the primary time in India’s historical past, a state has been was a Union Territory,” Gandhi mentioned.
“Your democratic rights have been taken away from you, and this has occurred for the primary time in India’s historical past. For the primary time, a state, Jammu and Kashmir, has been advised that it’s going to now not be a State however a Union Territory. Due to this fact, we first demand that you just be given again your State standing and your State be returned to you,” he added.
In 2019, the Modi authorities revoked Article 370, eliminated Article 35A, and restructured J&Ok into two Union territories below India’s direct management. Because the reorganisation, no regional elections have taken place. Nonetheless, the Supreme Court docket of India mandated that native legislative elections in Indian-administered Kashmir should be performed by September 30, 2024.
The Congress and the Nationwide Convention are preventing the polls in alliance. The PDP, Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP), and Individuals’s Convention, to call just a few, are different events within the fray for 90 Meeting seats.
The primary section of voting in Jammu and Kashmir was accomplished on September 18, with a voter turnout of 61.13 % recorded throughout 24 constituencies in seven districts, in accordance with the Election Fee. The second and third phases of polling are scheduled for September 25 and October 5, respectively, with vote counting set to happen on October 8, together with the counting of votes in Haryana.
Whereas addressing a public gathering in Poonch, the Congress chief mentioned it was the primary time a state was decreased to a Union territory.
“Union Territories have been transformed into states many instances. Union territories have been made into states, and states have been divided into two components. One state was break up; Andhra was divided into Andhra and Telangana, Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand was created from Bihar. However for the primary time in India’s historical past, a state has been was a Union Territory,” Gandhi mentioned.
“Your democratic rights have been taken away from you, and this has occurred for the primary time in India’s historical past. For the primary time, a state, Jammu and Kashmir, has been advised that it’s going to now not be a State however a Union Territory. Due to this fact, we first demand that you just be given again your State standing and your State be returned to you,” he added.
In 2019, the Modi authorities revoked Article 370, eliminated Article 35A, and restructured J&Ok into two Union territories below India’s direct management. Because the reorganisation, no regional elections have taken place. Nonetheless, the Supreme Court docket of India mandated that native legislative elections in Indian-administered Kashmir should be performed by September 30, 2024.
The Congress and the Nationwide Convention are preventing the polls in alliance. The PDP, Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP), and Individuals’s Convention, to call just a few, are different events within the fray for 90 Meeting seats.
The primary section of voting in Jammu and Kashmir was accomplished on September 18, with a voter turnout of 61.13 % recorded throughout 24 constituencies in seven districts, in accordance with the Election Fee. The second and third phases of polling are scheduled for September 25 and October 5, respectively, with vote counting set to happen on October 8, together with the counting of votes in Haryana.
