Srinagar, Jul 12 (KNS) :-CPI(M) has welcomed the invitation from National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah to join the protest at Jantar Mantar on the opening day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in support of the restoration of Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Mohd. Abass Rather, State Secretary, CPI(M) has appealed to every political party, organisation and citizen, regardless of ideology or affiliation, to set aside the differences and join hands on this common cause.
Recalling the events that led to the current situation, he pointed to 5th August 2019, when Article 370 and Article 35-A were abrogated and state was bifurcated into two Union Territories. The decision was taken without any consultation with stakeholders of Jammu and Kashmir, and remains, an unprecedented assault on the rights of the people. It was not an attack on one party or one region alone, but one that touched every community, caste and creed in the entire region.
Repeated assurances were given from time to time for restoration of the statehood but the same remains unfulfilled so far.
