Implement all Fundamental Rights, Only way to normalcy in J&K 

Implement all Fundamental Rights, Only way to normalcy in J&K 

Press Trust of Kashmir | Srinagar :Prof.Bhim Singh, Sr.Advocate, President of J&K National Panthers Party & Executive Chairman of the State Legal Aid Committee has raised this question before Members of Parliament to see why Chapter-III of the Indian Constitution is missing in its application in the State of J&K which has been fully merged by Modi government with the Union of India as claimed in Parliament Sessions. Prof.Bhim Singh also appealed to all the lawyers’ organisations of the Supreme Court and all High Courts of the country to find out where are the Fundamental Rights in J&K as claimed by the Parliament after August 5, 2019.

Prof.Bhim Singh as Constitutional Lawyer has been contesting cases of hundreds of persons mostly youth from India, State of J&K and even foreign countries, who have been illegally and unconstitutionally detained under J&K Public Safety Act. Prof.Bhim Singh filed civil liberty cases in the Supreme Court of India and got detained persons released without charging a single penny because most of the detenus were penniless with their suffering and starving parents.

For helping the innocent people from Pakistan the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan had honoured Prof.Bhim Singh with shining awards when he visited Pakistan a few years’ back.

Prof.Bhim Singh regretted that J&K is the only State which has been reduced/deprived of Statehood by the Govt. of India as Parliament of India passed a Law on August 5, 2019.

Prof.Bhim Singh urged the President of India, Shri Ramnath Kovind to issue a clear direction to the Govt. of J&K not to kill civilians on the streets or inside homes claiming that those killed were murderers/militants and criminals. The London University LL.M Degree holder, Prof.Bhim Singh has urged the President of India to issue a clear direction to the Govt. of J&K not to use the bullets to kill citizens of India residing in J&K inside homes or in the streets without any identification. He urged the President that Rights in the Chapter-III of the Indian Constitution as guaranteed Fundamental Rights that no person shall be killed illegally or without the use of Law. Dozens of stories appear everyday saying so many militants as the State claims are killed everyday. The killers do not have their identity or address. Only accusation of those killed by the J&K State Agencies/Police or otherwise are accused of the past offences/criminal activities of unknown persons. If this is not the Fundamental Right of every person (more than a citizen) that every accused shall be presented before a Court of Law and given an opportunity to defend himself/herself. If the accused person cannot afford a Lawyer then a Lawyer shall be provided to the accused person by the State to be represented before a Court of Law. After this process, if found guilty, he or she can be punished.

Sr. Advocate & 4-times Sr. Executive Member of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Prof.Bhim Singh raised this question that under what Law the so-called, unnamed, unknown and deprived trial persons are shot dead without knowing even the names, addresses or criminal activities under the direction of the State Govt. Jammu and Kashmir remains a Territory of India which was integrated with the Union of India on October 27, 1947.(PTK).