Infringement of fundamental and human rights in vogue in Kashmir: Dr Farooq Abdullah
Says abrogation of state’s special status coincided with steep rise in curtailment of people’s basic human rights
Srinagar, December 09 (PTK) The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said the unilateral and unconstitutional abrogation of J&K’s special status has coincided with a steep rise in the infringement of fundamental and human rights in J&K.
The honour of the people has been compromised and downgraded on every account since the spiteful measures of August 5th were undertaken by the ruling BJP at center by giving a ditch to all established constitutional norms and parliamentary propriety, Party President said in his message on the international human rights day. The months that followed the August 5th 2019 measures saw a steep rise in the human rights violations of people in face of disallowing people to pray, blocking communication channels, snatching exclusive jobs rights of local youth.
“BJP climbed the political ladder nationally by employing a narrative that Articles 370,35-A were impeding the job prospects of the youth. Far from providing jobs to the youth, the incumbent ruling dispensation at center which is in direct control of J&K’s affairs showed door to thousands of employed youth. 17 months have passed since, the much touted promise of ruling BJP on the creation of Job extravaganza is yet to see light of the day,” he said.
The government grinding of fundamental rights of the people of J&k didn’t stop there; the right to freedom of religion has also been in jeopardy since. “I wasn’t allowed to take part in congregational prayers at Hazratbal following Eid e Milad observance,” he said.
“Putting restrictions on mainstream political leaders has sadly become the order of the day. Mehbooba Mufti has been locked up inside her home once again. Such blatant violations of freedom to move, assemble and speak is a badge that the incumbent government wears proudly,” he said.
Abusing, name-calling others reveal BJP’s sense of defeat: NC
“Nagpur Squad’ comprising of BJP, its ilk facing revulsion of people across J&K”
Srinagar, 09 December: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Wednesday said BJP’s abusing and name –calling others reveals the revulsion the Nagpur Squad comprising BJP, its Team B is facing across J&K in the ongoing elections.
Unable to come up with a retort, BJP when it sees itself cornered on the important challenges confronting the country, it takes to name calling and abusing opposition, said Party’s Additional Spokesperson Sarah Hayat Shah. “BJP habitually resorts to name calling and using invectives against opposition leaders when it fails to answer on the burning issues confronting the nation. In the JNU agitation case, it painted the students as Tukde Tukde gang; the Shaheen bagh protestors were maligned also as anti nationals. Now when the farmers are up against it seeking redressal of their problems, the BJP is tainting them as Khalistanis. BJPs retort to emerging situations s all the same across the country, anyone who comes up with a question is out rightly abused and lamented as anti national. It is highly unheard of to be called as anti national when speaking up for one’s constitutionally guaranteed rights,” she said.
Keeping up with his party’s proclivity Anurag singh had used squalid language against PADG members saying that the leader’s part of the alliance own highly valued properties, she said. She said the said member of BJP is trying to brush off the fact that BJPs own members and former ministers are still lounging around in government bungalows, a privilege which they aren’t entitled to as per the norms. In addition to that, names of BJPs former ministers and some big fishes within its rank and file has shown up in the list of beneficiaries of Roshni act.
Calling PAGD a gang, unfortunately the diatribe is coming from a party which is trying its best to nationalize the Gujarat model by cornering minorities, she said adding that rescinding of J&K’s status should not be seen as isolation but part of the nationalizing the Gujarat model.
She said BJP has reduced the political discourse in the country in lowest ebb, which one of its founding members Vajpayee had taken to the next level. “BJP under Modi has not lived up to Raj Dharma, which Vajpayee had publically taught to the incumbent PM,” she said.
“It is indeed a core strategy of BJP to defame people to deflect the discourse to hide its failures on job creation, farmer and women emancipation, controlling inflation, and improving a crumbling economy. The state BJP leaders are mere puppets, the poor lot is reading the script which is being dispatched to them from Nagpur and Jhandewalan,” she said.(PTK)
