JAMMU: Everyone should respect the Supreme Court judgement on Article 370, said Ravinder Raina, President, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jammu & Kashmir. J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina hailed the Supreme Court’s judgement upholding the abrogation of Article 370. The SC has given historic decision in the context of Jammu & Kashmir, he said. “Tribals, Gujjars, Bakkerwals, Gaddi-Sippi have suffered 70 years due to 370. OBCs in J&K were devoid of their rights. West Pakistan Refugees were denied citizenship. Those from PoJK were denied basic rights. The Constitution of India was ignored in J&K. Anti corruption law was not valid here, NHRC did not have its jurisdiction in J&K. Right to education was not here. Many such important decisions prevailing in other states and UTs were not valid in J&K due to Article 370. Panchayati Raj Sashaktikaran was not valid. DDC, BDC elections were not held here earlier”, said Ravinder Raina. Now Pahari, Gujjar-Bakerwal, PoJK, WPRs, women, Dalits, Gorkhas, Valmikis, have got their rights and live dignified lives with basic rights. ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat mission’ has been endorsed by SC. Every religion, Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, residents of Jammu, residents of Kashmir, every community and everyone is benefitted. J&K is progressing on the path of peace and prosperity. Development in every city and village of the region is visible. Public welfare schemes are operational in J&K benefitting the needy directly in every area. Ayushman Card, scholarships, benefits to LoC residents, all such is being given to residents of J&K along with the whole nation. We thank the Supreme Court for what it has given. We also thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah that they have given basic rights to every resident of J&K. We are a democratic nation. Our judiciary is supreme. Every citizen of this great nation lauds and welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court. This decision is for the welfare of 1.4 crore people of J&K. This decision is for the rescue of neglected, oppressed and downtrodden. We believe that there would be no further discussions on this Article. We all would work together for the better future, the development and peace and progress for the prosperous Jammu & Kashmir. “We honour and respect the judgement in letter and spirit”, said Ravinder Raina. While replying to a query, he said the Central government has time and again made it clear that it is ready to hold assembly elections but the decision has to be taken by the Election Commission, while the Prime Minister and Home Minister are promise-bound on the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood. Ravinder Raina appealed to all the parties that now there should not be any politics on Article 370. Instead of destabilizing peace and prosperity in Jammu & Kashmir, all the political parties should work on the development and the betterment of the people of Jammu & Kashmir. Raina said that it is the responsibility of all the political leaders to promote peace, prosperity and harmony and nobody should spit venom in society. J&K BJP’s chief spokesperson Sunil Sethi said it is better not to give a political colour to the Supreme Court judgment, which was in accordance with the wishes of the people of the entire country. “This is a historic judgment as it has put at rest the questions raised on the complete integration of Jammu & Kashmir. This fight was not political or community-centric but there are some people in Kashmir whose politics runs on Article 370,” Sethi said. Sethi said that the SC has made it clear that the earlier decision taken in this regard was completely valid and justified constitutionally. He said that this fight was based on people’s aspirations for the nation’s unity, for the sovereignty of the nation, justifying the validation of the Constitution over J&K and impressing the whole nation as one entity. He was addressing media persons at party headquarter, along with BJP Chief Spokesperson Adv. Sunil Sethi. J&K BJP Secretary Arvind Gupta, Spokesperson Adv. Ranbir Singh Pathania, BJYM President Arun Prabhat and Co-convenor All Cells Ved Sharma were also present in the Press Conference.
