SRINAGAR, SEP 10 (PTK): PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti has announced that her party will be boycotting the upcoming panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir over the contentious Article 35A of the constitution, which is facing a legal challenge in the Supreme Court.
PDP chief said, “Situation linking panchayat polls to 35A case in Supreme Court has created apprehensions in minds of people. Party therefore urges the Govt to review its decision to hold polls at this juncture.
She said, “Looking at this situation we have decided to stay away from this process”. Mehbooba Mufti has urged the Centre to postpone the polls.
She said, “During my government, I made every effort from engaging top notch lawyers to raising political awareness in the country and the state about the need for protection of Article 35 A.”
She added, “In future also whatever will be required, me and my party will do (it) for protecting the special status of the state.
The PDP president said resolving the problems in Jammu and Kashmir and working towards peace in South Asia by ensuring Indo-Pak friendship were the founding principles of her party.
The former chief minister said even while sharing power with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the PDP continued to push for its core agenda like protection of Article 370, dialogue with all stakeholders in the state and resumption of Indo-Pak peace process. This besides securing highest ever economic package for the state, she said. (PTK)
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