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Congress chief Rahul Gandhi stated the folks want to keep up communal concord, which is crucial for taking the Union territory ahead (File photograph: PTI)
Gandhi stated the Congress’ place on Article 370 is similar as was declared by the Congress working committee after the constitutional provision was revoked by the BJP-led authorities in August 2019
Alleging that the BJP has created a wedge between the 2 areas of Jammu and Kashmir, senior Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday stated his celebration desires early restoration of statehood and meeting polls within the Union territory.
He stated the Congress’ place on Article 370 is similar as was declared by the Congress working committee after the constitutional provision was revoked by the BJP-led authorities in August 2019.
Two days after the Centre’s transfer, the Congress working committee had deplored the “unilateral, brazen and completely undemocratic” method through which provisions of Article 370 of the Structure had been abrogated and the state of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two Union territories.
The Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra, which began from Kanyakumari on September 7 final 12 months, is at the moment in Jammu and Kashmir for its remaining section.
On not extending an invite to Democratic Azad Get together chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad to affix the yatra and former minister Lal Singh not being given a chair on the stage to mark the entry of the march into J&Okay, Gandhi stated, “Singh supported the yatra and we admire his sentiment. The folks of Ghulam Nabi Azad’s celebration had been on our stage. Ninety per cent of them are already within the Congress. I feel, there may be solely Ghulam Nabi Azad-ji on that aspect.” “My respects to Ghulam Nabi-ji and I apologise for any damage that we might have brought on both to Lal Singh-ji or Ghulam Nabi Azad-ji,” he added.
Amongst varied delegations that met him throughout the march, Gandhi stated migrant Kashmiri Pandits clearly informed him that they had been getting used politically and requested him to lift their points in Parliament.
“The Kashmiri Pandits informed me that the BJP was utilizing them as a political weapon and forcibly sending them to Kashmir the place they face the specter of focused killings. They stated no matter good had occurred to them was executed throughout the Manmohan Singh-led UPA authorities,” he stated.
The Congress chief stated the principle goal of the foot march was to take heed to the folks and amplify what was of their hearts.
“We love all of you and respect you, and really feel that J&Okay goes by means of a troublesome section. BJP has created a wedge which is harming each (Kashmir and Jammu areas) and this hole must be bridged. We need to open lakhs of retailers promoting love in J&Okay,” he stated.
“We’ve come to hear and perceive the folks, their ache which is of their hearts and the discomfort. The youth are speaking about unemployment, they see no future, there isn’t a business and farmers should not getting any help,” the previous Congress president informed reporters right here.
He stated the folks want to keep up communal concord, which is crucial for taking the Union territory ahead.
“Nothing is achieved by hatred or violence,” Gandhi stated, including that the Congress desires the restoration of statehood and meeting polls as quickly as doable.
On whether or not he was glad with the safety preparations made by the federal government for the yatra in Jammu and Kashmir, Gandhi stated, “It’s the duty of the federal government to guard the yatris, and I hope they do pretty much as good a job as they’re able to doing.”
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