Will safeguard Article 35A if voted to power in Jammu and Kashmir: Congress
Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir had earlier said that Governor Satya Pal Malik and the Centre need to clarify their stance on the situation arising in connection with the upcoming municipal and panchayat elections in the state.
Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Wednesday said that if their party is voted to power in the state, they will safeguard Article 35A.
J&K Congress chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir (pictured) said if Congress is voted to power, it will build consensus to address concerns regarding Article 35A as per legislation of the state. (File Photo)
“If Congress is voted to power, we will build consensus to address the concerns as per legislation of the state. We will safeguard Article 35A,” Mir told ANI.
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Mir had earlier said that Jammu and Kashmir Governor, Satya Pal Malik, and the central government need to clarify their stance on the situation arising in connection with the upcoming municipal and panchayat elections in the state. Expressing his disillusionment, he claimed that the polls were “declared without an assessment of ground realities”.
On September 15, Malik, speaking on Article 35A, requested all political parties to participate in the upcoming electoral exercise — panchayat and municipal elections in the state.
“The matter of Article 35A is sub-judice for a long time. We had said that we can’t take a stand until a new government is formed here. I would like to request them to participate in the election. Elections are neither for Delhi nor me but for the people of Jammu and Kashmir,” Malik told ANI.
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On Sunday, chief electoral officer of Jammu and Kashmir, Shaleen Kabra, had announced that panchayat elections in the state would be held in nine phases, from November 17 to December 11.
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On Sunday, chief electoral officer of Jammu and Kashmir, Shaleen Kabra, had announced that panchayat elections in the state would be held in nine phases, from November 17 to December 11.
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Earlier, Kabra had announced that municipal elections across the state would be held in four phases — on October 8, 10, 13 and 16. National Conference and People’s Democratic Party have said that they would boycott the elections unless the Centre’s stance on Article 35A is clear.
The Article disallows people from residing in Jammu and Kashmir, buying or owning immovable property in the state, settling permanently, or getting state government jobs.
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