Wait till Monday or Tuesday, nothing will happen ‘secretly’Governor Satya Pal Malik

SRINAGAR, (PTK): “Whatever will happen will not happen secretly. It will come to parliament and will be discussed,” said Jammu and Kashmir governor Satyapal Malik amid heightened speculation that the Centre might repeal Article 35A, which grants exclusive rights  to J&K residents in government jobs and land.  “Parliament is in session. It is to meet for 3-4 days. So, whatever will happen will not happen secretly. It will come to parliament and will be discussed. Wait till Monday or Tuesday,” Malik said.

Furthermore, he stated that neither the Prime Minister nor the Home Minister has hinted anything about any action in the state.  “Till today, I have no inclination, no information. I have talked to everybody in Delhi and nobody has given me any hint that they will do this or that. Somebody says it is trifurcation, Article 35A, 370. Nobody has discussed these with me, neither Prime Minister nor Home Minister,” Malik added.

The Jammu and Kashmir governor also said the government was not planning to take any “drastic” step concerning the state and blamed ‘some political parties’ for unnecessarily creating panic. “As far as my knowledge, there is no inclination that something is going to happen here. Everything is normal. Unnecessary panic is being created by people with vested interest and especially by some political parties. Nothing drastic is going to happen,” the governor stated.

Speaking on the state home department advisory which asked all Amarnath yatra pilgrims to return home immediately and cancelled the annual pilgrimage, Malik said,”We could have done it without the advisory. But it is our responsibility to ensure the security and safety of the tourists. You have seen the Pakistani weapons have been recovered.”