Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 7: Founder, J&K National Panthers Party Prof Bhim Singh has sent a strong disagreement note to the former Chief Minister of J&K and President of National Conference conveying a straight message that there could not be any compromise with any political party for the restoration of Article 35-A which was imposed by the President of India.
Prof Bhim Singh conveyed to all political parties in J&K or other places that fundamental rights were massacred under amended Article 35-A on a letter written by Pt Jawaharlal Nehru to the President of India in 1954. This amendment could have last only for six months which was forcibly kept alive just to grant unconstitutional power to the J&K Governments to make any law (like Public Safety Act) to curb any of the fundamental rights by using a law like Public Safety Act to deprive the citizens of India residing in J&K of any of their fundamental rights, he added.
Singh conveyed to NC President that his demand for the abrogation of Article 35-A cannot be accepted by the people of J&K who have been suffering under this dark law (Public Safety Act) even today when Article 35-A is gone.
Prof Singh conveyed to the National Conference President that Article 370 in the Indian Constitution can be discussed and its’ merits and demerits could be debated in public. He reminded all Parliamentarians that the removal of Article 370 as it has been done is not in the larger national interest because it has also provided a clause empowering Parliament to look after three subjects including Defence, Foreign Affairs and Communications which were included by the Maharaja of J&K handed over to Parliament which deserves rethinking by the Parliament.
He informed all those who have interest in the Indian democracy, rule of law and constitutional integration of J&K with the rest of the country and to promote National Integration they have to reconsider on the revival of Article 370 by the Parliament.
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