NEW DELHI, Sept 25:
Chief patron of National Panthers Party Prof Bhim Singh has reiterated his urgent appeal to the President of India, Ramnath Kovind to convene an urgent meeting of senior leadership of all political parties operating in J&K including regional as well as national political parties.
Prof Singh also urged the President to issue appropriate orders through the J&K Governor for the immediate release of the leaders of all political parties in J&K so that fresh air shall reach the Valley and other parts of the state where people of the state have been living in suffocation/detentions, official or unofficial for nearly 50 days in violation of all social and political rights, fundamental and civil liberties of those who have been detained under one pretext or the other.
Bhim Singh demanded release of all those who have been arrested under so-called/outdated/expired detention law called as Public Safety Act which was enacted by the Assembly of J&K in 1978 when Sheikh Abdullah was the Chief Minister on the authority of the State drawn from the application of Article 35-A of the Indian Constitution. NPP leader asserted that Article 35-A is no more in existence as the President has himself withdrawn it when the President ordered the withdrawal of Article 370 from the Constitution of India. He said that President of India’s direction/notification itself was enough for the removal of Article 35-A from the Constitution of India which was temporary on record and also was never introduced or cleared by the Parliament of India.
He said it was an Ordinance with its six months life which was introduced on May 14, 1954. It had expired in November 1954 itself. And now it is gone forever following the President shall order and the Act of the Parliament to amend temporary Article 370.
NPP leader made a strong appeal to the President to advice the Indian Govt to open dialogue with Pakistan in case Pakistan is willing to sit on a negotiating table. He also urged the President to invoke the letter and spirit of Shimla Agreement in 1972 which was signed by Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi & Pakistan Prime Minister, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. He made appeal to the President to direct the Govt of India to invoke the spirit of Shimla Agreement so that an immediate dialogue can take place on a table between the Prime Ministers of India & Pakistan.
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