Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 30: Senior vice president of Peoples Conference (PC) and former Minister Abdul Gani Vakil today asked the Union Government to fulfill all its commitments made with the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
He said that the claims of Government on different occasions about rapid development, creation of employment opportunities and improvement in security scenario only exists in statements and papers. Vakil said that these claims are “totally false” and has nothing to do with reality.
“Abrogation of Article 370 is about to complete two years, promises made by Government of India (GoI) proved to be a mirage and claims hoax,” he said, adding”Instead of winning the hearts of people of J&K, GoI demoted the erstwhile state in two union territories, humiliating the people.”
Vakil said that if violence had really come down and the security scenario improved, why administration failed to stop gunfights and increase in militancy. “The Prime Minister and the Home Minister gave a commitment to the nation especially to the people of J&K on many occasions of granting back statehood to J&K but still nothing has been done in this direction,” he said.
“If GoI is sincere in granting back statehood to J&K then it should fulfill its commitment without any further delay. Vakil was addressing party workers in Nowpora Rafiabad today. Vakil also questioned the Government over its claims of job creation and investments in the region when Article 370 was revoked.
Vakil said that the only thing that the revocation of Article 370 had achieved so far was a complete “abrogation of democracy” in J&K and an “unconscionable suppression of civil and democratic rights”, and “zero development” on the ground and no major work done since removal of Article 370.
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