Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 3: Challenging the National Conference to a debate on the erosion of State Autonomy and the central role played by NC, People’s Conference chairman Sajad Lone today blasted the NC president for adapting lies and deceit not just as a way of life but a cardinal aspect of their political doctrine practiced and perfected over three generations in pursuit of power by all and every means.
Addressing a large gathering of workers in Khumriyal, Lolab, Sajad Lone questioned the Abdullah’s 36 years’ rule in intervals between 1975 to 2014 and asked NC to provide one instance where any one from the three generations of Abdullah’s in successive stints in power have made any serious efforts towards reversal of the erosions meted out to Article 370.
“There have been 44 erosions in total and all undertaken either by the NC or their partners in crime the Congress – their permanent allies and presently “friendly opposition,” he said and listed Constitution Order 100 dated 29-06-1975, Constitution Order 101 dated 23-07-1975, Constitution Order 104 dated 25-05-1976, Constitution Order 108 dated 31-12-1977, Constitution Order 122 dated 04-06-1985 and Ordinance No. III of 1976 amending to section 4 of the Land Grants Act, 1960 as the amendments made after Sheikh Abdullah assumed power in 1975.
Recalling that then PM Narasimha Rao had put forth the offer “Sky is the Limit” in 1996 and that was the perfect moment when Kashmir had a chance to redeem its special status and the bargaining leverage to extract a dignified deal from a beleaguered New Delhi, Sajad Lone alleged that Farooq Abdullah stepped in and true to his legacy struck a deal to ensure his own return to power.
“This one act overshadowed the power of the moment and literally walking over the dead bodies of the victims of stolen elections engineered by the Abdullah’s in 1987. Farooq Abdullah’s decision to contest elections squandered yet another opportunity and effected yet another betrayal. The surrender in 1975, robbery of 1987 and betrayal of 1996 are perhaps the last nails in the coffin as far as internal autonomy goes”, he added.
Exposing NC’s duplicity on the reversal of the designation of PM and President of the State, Sajad said that it was under the stewardship of Sheikh Abdullah in 1975 that amendment to Article 368 of the Indian Constitution was instituted which blocked the reversal making the demotion a permanent feature of the state polity.
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