Srinagar:
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday mentioned the folks of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) would have risen to merge with Jammu and Kashmir if the Centre had not abrogated J&Okay’s particular standing and stripped the area of its statehood.
Talking on the Independence Day perform in Srinagar, Abdullah mentioned the state of affairs in PoK has vindicated the choice of the folks of Kashmir who fought in opposition to invading tribal raiders from Pakistan in 1947 and selected to turn out to be a part of India.
Abdullah mentioned he was pained by the state of affairs in PoK, the place dozens of individuals have been killed and scores injured and jailed for demanding their democratic rights.
He paid homage to his grandfather and Jammu and Kashmir’s first Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, who had led the folks of Kashmir to battle in opposition to Pakistani raiders in 1947 and defend their homeland even earlier than the Indian Military arrived in Kashmir.
“After I see the state of affairs throughout the border, I realise that our ancestors who mentioned ‘hamlavar khabardar, hum Kashmiri hain tayyar’ (attackers beware, we Kashmiris are ready) have been proper,” he mentioned.
“I’m pained to see the state of affairs in PoK. I am positive that at this time the folks of PoK would have risen for his or her reintegration into Jammu and Kashmir, if J&Okay’s statehood and particular standing had not been scrapped in 2019,” Abdullah mentioned.
“We’ve got saved seats vacant within the Meeting for the opposite aspect within the hope that sometime these can be crammed,” he added.
The BJP hit again at Abdullah’s remarks calling them “irresponsible”.
“It is an irresponsible assertion from the chief minister. He’s indulging in politics on this nationwide day once we ought to have fun our flag. He ought to have used this event to speak about his efficiency and future plans, however sadly he used it for politics,” mentioned Sunil Sharma, BJP chief and Chief of Opposition in J&Okay Meeting.
Omar Abdullah reiterated that his authorities is dedicated to battle for the restoration of statehood and different constitutional ensures to Jammu and Kashmir, which have been revoked in August 2019.
“Our authorities is dedicated to battle for the restoration of statehood and constitutional ensures, and to place Jammu and Kashmir on the trail of improvement. We are going to work to fulfil these objectives,” Abdullah mentioned in his Independence Day speech.
