{"id":14338,"date":"2024-04-03T11:56:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T11:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=14338"},"modified":"2024-04-03T11:56:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T11:56:59","slug":"contesting-ls-polls-to-carry-on-fight-for-restoration-of-jk-statehood-ghulam-nabi-azad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/contesting-ls-polls-to-carry-on-fight-for-restoration-of-jk-statehood-ghulam-nabi-azad\/","title":{"rendered":"Contesting LS Polls To Carry On Fight For Restoration Of J&#038;K Statehood: Ghulam Nabi Azad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar, Apr 3: DPAP founder <a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ghulam-nabi-azad-to-contest-lok-sabha-polls-from-anantnag-rajouri-constituency\/\">Ghulam Nabi Azad<\/a> on Wednesday said he has decided to contest the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/pm-modi-trying-to-do-match-fixing-in-lok-sabha-polls-rahul-gandhi\/\">Lok Sabha polls<\/a> to carry on his fight for the restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir and for the protection of land and job rights of its residents.<br \/>\nAzad, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, will contest the <a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/jk-police-review-security-plan-for-udhampur-lok-sabha-constituency\/\">Lok Sabha polls<\/a> from Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) announced on Tuesday.Azad left the Congress in 2022, ending his five-decade-long association with the party, and floated the DPAP.<br \/>\n\u201cThere are speculations that statehood will be restored in Jammu and Kashmir but on the pattern of Delhi and Puducherry where the LG has to approve every decision made by the chief minister and his government.<br \/>\n\u201cThis is not acceptable to Ghulam Nabi Azad. Perhaps, it will not be acceptable to any Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Gujjar or Pahari of Jammu and Kashmir,\u201d Azad told reporters here.<br \/>\nAzad said that while he had several reasons for contesting the Lok Sabha elections, safeguarding the jobs and land of the people of Jammu and Kashmir was his top priority.<br \/>\n\u201cFor that to happen, we need full statehood as the Assembly can then pass laws which will reserve the jobs only for the people of the state while the outsiders cannot buy land here,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nAzad said he will use his experience and influence of 40 years as a parliamentarian to get full statehood for Jammu and Kashmir.<br \/>\n\u201cI have fought for the people of the country in the Rajya Sabha whether it was the Congress government or the BJP government. I feel there is a need for another battle in the Lok Sabha,\u201d Azad said.<br \/>\nThe DPAP leader said after the abrogation of<a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/article-370-prevented-progressive-laws-from-being-extended-to-jammu-and-kashmir-and-ladakh-jaishankar\/\"> Article 370<\/a>, he fought for one month.<br \/>\n\u201cThe result was that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and <a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/rahul-gandhi-has-no-right-to-talk-about-democracy-his-grandmother-imposed-emergency-amit-shah\/\">Home Minister Amit Shah<\/a> agreed to restore the statehood. I think this fight has not been taken to the logical conclusion,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nResponding to National Conference leader Omar Abdullah expressing surprise at Azad\u2019s choice of constituency to contest the polls, the veteran politician said, \u201cThis is my state. It would be wrong for anyone to say that you are an outsider\u2026 We are all Indians.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cI contested my first election from Maharashtra, second and third elections also from Maharashtra\u2026 Omar was probably in school at that time.<br \/>\n\u201cHere (J&amp;K) we are talking about adjoining districts. I am not coming in anybody\u2019s way. I have a political vision, I have a political cause to fight for. If anyone has difficulty due to that, what can I do?\u201d he said.<br \/>\nOn accusations that he can join hands with any party, including the BJP, Azad said, \u201cThose who want to become slaves (of people) who look for refuge. I am the Ghulam of Nabi (Prophet) and do not need to go with anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14339\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14339\" src=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-03-at-5.23.33-PM-300x215.png\" alt=\"Contesting LS Polls To Carry On Fight For Restoration Of J&amp;K Statehood: Ghulam Nabi Azad\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Contesting LS Polls To Carry On Fight For Restoration Of J&amp;K Statehood: Ghulam Nabi Azad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar, Apr 3: DPAP founder Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said he has decided to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls to carry on his fight for the restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir and for the protection of land and job rights of its residents. 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