Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, June 10: Bhartiya Janta Party’s State spokesperson on Kashmir affairs, Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo, today reiterated that the party stands committed to abrogate Article 35 A of the Constitution which guarantees special status to the State.
Chrungoo made these remarks during a press conference. He said that that BJP stands committed to the abrogation of Article 35A which is “ultra vires” of the fundamental rights and “the recognized international human rights”.
He said that Article discriminates among the citizens and has categorized people in the State into different classes. “Article 370 of the Constitution has created a State within a state and build walls of hatred and discrimination among various sections of people in India,” he said, adding that the article is categorized as is a “temporary and the transitional provision” in the Constitution of India.
He added that peace is the BJP’s top priority in Kashmir and elimination of terrorism is the fundamental condition incidental to the establishment of peace. “Kashmir needs to get rid of terror and its side effects, the seven-decade-old family feudal politics, the radicalization of society, the spate of death and mayhem and the mindset that has brought havoc to everything that belonged to it,” he said.
He further said that Mandate-2019 has made a strong case for the new Government’s agenda in Jammu and Kashmir focussed on peace, development and ending discrimination with the victims of bias in the State.
Chrungoo who is currently on a four-day visit of Kashmir valley in connection with his party work and Kheerbhawani festival visited Kheerbhawani shrines at Tullamulla and Tikker-Kupwara.
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