Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 11: The CPI(M) held a protest demonstration near Maharaja Hari Singh Park, here today, demanding the restoration of the Darbar move and grant Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.
Scores of CPI(M) workers, led by JK Kisan Tehreek president Kishor Kumar, carrying placards in support of restoring the Darbar move and special status for land and job rights. Blaming the BJP for downgrading the erstwhile State to a Union Territory and halting the Darbar move, the protesters demanded the restoration of the Darbar move, Statehood and exclusive land & job rights for locals.
Blaming the BJP for downgrading the State to a Union Territory (UT) and halting the Darbar Move, the protesters demanded the restoration of the Darbar Move, Statehood and exclusive land and job rights for locals. “We are holding a protest in support of restoring the Darbar Move and statehood in J&K. We demand reservation of land and job rights for locals under special status,” Kumar told reporters.
He said the then Maharaja Hari Singh had given the people of J&K special status. “The BJP acted as a villain by taking away these rights. It stopped the age-old practice of the Darbar move, which was aimed at integrating Kashmir and Jammu regions,” he said.
Kumar said the BJP is responsible for all the issues being faced by J&K, particularly the revocation of Statehood, special status and the stopping of the Darbar move. With the formation of the new democratic Government here, the Central Government should restore these, he added.
He said the then Maharaja Hari Singh had given the people of J&K special status. “The BJP acted as a villain by taking away these rights. It stopped the age-old practice of the Darbar Move, which was aimed at integrating Kashmir and Jammu regions,” Kumar added.
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