Prof. Saifuddin Soz, Former Union Minister has issued the following statement to the press, today.
Srinagar | 23rd March, 2022
“It is really unfortunate that during his recent visit to Jammu, Home Minister Shri Amit Shah made certain statements which are totally untrue. Such statements are nothing more than a common-place propaganda!
Among other things, he had said that Dalit, women, backward classes and the Paharis had been benefited after the abrogation of Article 370.
Why did he not point out just one thing which would be rated by the people as beneficial to them? In fact, the entire speech was only propaganda!
The overwhelming majority of the people of J&K State rejected, in one voice, the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution of India.
Shri Amit Shah and his likeminded people must know that in the very letter of accession, Maharaja Hari Singh had clearly stated that J&K State would accede to India in four subjects only – (1). Defence (2). Foreign Affairs (3). Communication (4). Currency. Thereafter, the J&K Constituent Assembly ratified accession with a proviso that J&K State would enjoy full internal autonomy. That became a fundamental condition for J&K State’s accession to India!
The abrogation of Article 370, unilaterally, by the RSS/BJP Govt. at the Centre is totally illegal and unconstitutional.
The Central Govt. would be well-advised to know that the first party to the J&K State’s Accession to India happens to be the people of J&K State and it is the people of J&K State who have decided to fight for the sacred cause of Restoration of Internal Autonomy!
The RSS/BJP Combine must also know that the constitutional position is that the J&K Assembly had by its Resolution on Record safeguarded the Internal Autonomy. That Resolution cannot go waste just because the RSS/BJP combine at New Delhi have no taste and culture to appreciate the validity of the constitutionally correct decision by the J&K Legislative Assembly.”
