National Conference (NC) leader and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah has revealed his Party’s true colours few weeks ahead of Lok Sabha elections by demanding a separate post of Prime Minister and hence more autonomy for the State of Jammu and Kashmir as reported by News 18 India.
#Breaking-उमर अब्दुल्ला का विवादित बयान-‘ जम्मू कश्मीर का अलग पीएम हो’ pic.twitter.com/2PNQ1VIIqe
— News18 India (@News18India) April 1, 2019
Abdullah has demanded that pre-1953 position should be restored in the state when there used to be a Prime Minister of the state in place of Chief Minister. Greater autonomy for the state of J&K has been an old demand of the National Conference. The Party had tried to fulfil this demand in the year 2000 when there was an NC government in Jammu and Kashmir. A resolution was adopted by the majority in the J&K Assembly, amidst opposition from BJP, Congress and Panthers’ Party, in which the report of State Autonomy Committee (SAC) was accepted. The committee had recommended sweeping changes in the Centre-State relations and greater autonomy for the State. However, the resolution was rejected by the Central government.
#WATCH Omar Abdullah in Bandipora says, “Baaki riyasat bina shart ke desh mein mile, par humne kaha ki humari apni pehchan hogi, apna constitution hoga. Humne uss waqt apne ‘Sadar-e-Riyasat’ aur ‘Wazir-e-Azam’ bhi rakha tha, Inshallah usko bhi hum wapas le aayenge.” pic.twitter.com/mPPoELKT8G
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2019
Making a reference to a statement of BJP National President Amit Shah where he allegedly said that Article 35A will be removed by the year 2020, Omar Abdullah warned that the State is being attacked in various ways and several conspiracies are being hatched by some powers who are trying to erase the identity of the State.
National Conference will be contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in alliance with the Congress Party.
