New Delhi:
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad attacked Congress on Monday and asked if the party wants the restoration of Article 370 and supports the comments made by the leader of the National Conference (NC) Farooq Abdullah and the head of the People’s Democratic Party. (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti.
In a press conference, he said that the government applied several core laws, including the Jammu and Kashmir Prevention of Corruption Act.
“The People’s Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) has declared the restoration of Article 370 as its program. It is challenging the elections of local bodies. There are 10 parties, including the National Conference and the PPD, and now Congress as well. is joining. Farooq Abdullah has no qualms about seeking China’s support for the restoration of Article 370 … Mehbooba Mufti said that he will not raise the tricolor unless the J&K flag is restored, “said Prasad.
“We apply the core laws to the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh … They don’t want certain laws, including the Jammu and Kashmir Prevention of Corruption Act, in order to continue the corruption. The people who have been Chief Ministers are saying that they will get help from China for the restoration of Article 370. It is an anti-national activity, “he said.
Speaking further, he said: “Sonia Gandhi Hee and Rahul Gandhi Hee Tell the nation clearly and categorically if the Congress Party wants the restoration of Article 370 in its original form … Does Congress support the statements of Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti? Congress should say whether they are with the stated goal of the Gupkar Declaration. “
The Union minister said that before, if a Muslim or Hindu girl from J&K married a boy from Delhi or elsewhere, she would not have any rights to her father’s property. “We have changed him and restored his right to property,” he said.
“Refugees from Pakistan who came to J&K and stayed there after the partition had no voting or property rights, while those who moved beyond Punjab became Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of India. This was the cruel reality of JK before the repeal of Article 370, “he said.
The District Development Council (DDC) elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir in eight phases between November 28 and December 19, with the vote counting taking place on December 22.
The main parties, including the National Conference, the PDP, the Peoples’ Conference and the CPI (M), formed the PAGD last month and are fighting together in the inaugural DDC elections.
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