Maintain constitutional guarantees given to JK: Congress PP Group tells GoI
New Delhi: The J&K Policy Planning Group of the Congress Party met today under the Chairmanship of Dr. Manmohan Singh, Former Prime Minister, asked the centre to maintain the constitutional guarantees given to the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
A statement issued by the JKPCC said the The meet “expressed concern over the atmosphere of “panic and apprehension about the intentions of the government”.
Dr Karan Singh, Former Sadre i Riyasat Jammu and Kashmir, Ghulam Nabi Azad, leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, P Chidambaram, former Union Home Minster, Ambika Soni, GS Incharge J&K, Tariq Hamid Karra, Member CWC, Ghulam Ahmed Mir, J&K PCC President, Nawang Rigzin Jora Former CLP Leader were also present.
The statement quoted the Congress Policy Planning Group saying that the “massive build-up of security forces, the curtailment of the Shri Amarnath Yatra, also the unprecedented advisories being issued to the tourists, yatris and other civilians, are all creating an atmosphere of the heightened insecurity and fear”.
The Group urged the government “not to take any decision which would precipitate a deep crisis”.
It also discussed the “widespread fear and apprehension in the minds of the people across the State of J&K about government’s intention of abolishing Article 35 A and 370”.
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