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SRINAGAR: Omar\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>Abdullah<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>vice\u00a0<\/span>president\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>National\u00a0<\/span>Conference\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>(NC),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>here\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Thursday\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>any\u00a0<\/span><\/span>attempt\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fiddle\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Constitution\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>would\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>helpful\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>nation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>since\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cannot\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>changed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>so\u00a0<\/span>quickly.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>answer\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reporter’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>inquiry,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span>made\u00a0<\/span><\/span>these\u00a0<\/span>comments\u00a0<\/span><\/span>regarding\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Congress’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>claim\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>words\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“socialist”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“secular”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>removed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Preamble\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Constitution.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Constitution\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>easily\u00a0<\/span><\/span>amendable.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Obtaining\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>two-thirds\u00a0<\/span>majority\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>necessary\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>amend\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Constitution.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>As\u00a0<\/span>far\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>I’m\u00a0<\/span>aware,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>neither\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Lok\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Sabha<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nor\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Rajya\u00a0<\/span>Sabha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>held\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>vote\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>eliminate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>such\u00a0<\/span><\/span>phrases,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Abdullah\u00a0<\/span><\/span>told\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reporters\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Handwara\u00a0<\/span><\/span>neighbourhood\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kupwara\u00a0<\/span><\/span>region\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>north\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmir.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>claimed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Bharatiya\u00a0<\/span>Janata\u00a0<\/span>Party\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(BJP),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>power,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>circulated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>copies\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>original\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Constitution\u00a0<\/span><\/span>among\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>members\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>proof\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>occasion\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shifting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>parliamentary\u00a0<\/span>proceedings\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>old\u00a0<\/span>building\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>new\u00a0<\/span>one\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>significant.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>If\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accurate,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>then\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>no\u00a0<\/span>issues.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>always\u00a0<\/span>maintained\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>if\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jammu\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>Kashmir\u00a0<\/span><\/span>joined\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>joined\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mahatma\u00a0<\/span>Gandhi’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>country,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>country\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>RSS\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sangh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Parivar,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>NC\u00a0<\/span><\/span>leader\u00a0<\/span><\/span>added.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>However,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>if\u00a0<\/span><\/span>they\u00a0<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tampering\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Constitution,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>then,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pardon\u00a0<\/span><\/span>me,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>beneficial\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>nation.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>When\u00a0<\/span><\/span>asked\u00a0<\/span><\/span>if\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>party\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span><\/span>high\u00a0<\/span>hopes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Supreme\u00a0<\/span>Court’s\u00a0<\/span>decision\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>group\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>petitions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>contesting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>repeal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Article\u00a0<\/span>370\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Constitution,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Abdullah\u00a0<\/span><\/span>responded\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>NC\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span>done\u00a0<\/span><\/span>everything\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>could\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hopeful\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(getting)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>justice.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>response\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reports\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>80\u00a0<\/span>percent\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jammu\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>Kashmir’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>residents\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>satisfied\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>current\u00a0<\/span>form\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>government,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Lieutenant\u00a0<\/span>Governor\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Manoj\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sinha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>replied,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Let\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Assembly\u00a0<\/span>elections\u00a0<\/span><\/span>be\u00a0<\/span>held\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>see\u00a0<\/span><\/span>if\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>case.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>see\u00a0<\/span><\/span>these\u00a0<\/span><\/span>80%\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>population.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Why\u00a0<\/span><\/span>do\u00a0<\/span><\/span>people\u00a0<\/span><\/span>attend\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>programmes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>if\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>case?<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>People\u00a0<\/span><\/span>travel\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>locations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>NC\u00a0<\/span><\/span>programmes.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SRINAGAR: Omar\u00a0Abdullah,\u00a0vice\u00a0president\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0National\u00a0Conference\u00a0(NC),\u00a0stated\u00a0here\u00a0on\u00a0Thursday\u00a0that\u00a0any\u00a0attempt\u00a0to\u00a0fiddle\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0Constitution\u00a0would\u00a0not\u00a0be\u00a0helpful\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0nation\u00a0since\u00a0it\u00a0cannot\u00a0be\u00a0changed\u00a0so\u00a0quickly. In\u00a0answer\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0reporter’s\u00a0inquiry,\u00a0he\u00a0made\u00a0these\u00a0comments\u00a0regarding\u00a0the\u00a0Congress’s\u00a0claim\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0words\u00a0“socialist”\u00a0and\u00a0“secular”\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0removed\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Preamble\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Constitution. The\u00a0Constitution\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0easily\u00a0amendable. Obtaining\u00a0a\u00a0two-thirds\u00a0majority\u00a0is\u00a0necessary\u00a0to\u00a0amend\u00a0the\u00a0Constitution. As\u00a0far\u00a0as\u00a0I’m\u00a0aware,\u00a0neither\u00a0the\u00a0Lok\u00a0Sabha\u00a0nor\u00a0the\u00a0Rajya\u00a0Sabha\u00a0have\u00a0held\u00a0a\u00a0vote\u00a0to\u00a0eliminate\u00a0such\u00a0phrases,\u00a0Abdullah\u00a0told\u00a0reporters\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Handwara\u00a0neighbourhood\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Kupwara\u00a0region\u00a0in\u00a0north\u00a0Kashmir. He\u00a0claimed\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0Bharatiya\u00a0Janata\u00a0Party\u00a0(BJP),\u00a0which\u00a0is\u00a0in\u00a0power,\u00a0circulated\u00a0copies\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0original\u00a0Constitution\u00a0among\u00a0its\u00a0members\u00a0as\u00a0proof\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0occasion\u00a0of\u00a0shifting\u00a0parliamentary\u00a0proceedings\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0old\u00a0building\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0new\u00a0one\u00a0was\u00a0significant. If\u00a0that\u00a0is\u00a0accurate,\u00a0then\u00a0we\u00a0have\u00a0no\u00a0issues. We\u00a0have\u00a0always\u00a0maintained\u00a0that\u00a0if\u00a0Jammu\u00a0and\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0joined\u00a0India,\u00a0it\u00a0joined\u00a0Mahatma\u00a0Gandhi’s\u00a0country,\u00a0not\u00a0the\u00a0country\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0RSS\u00a0or\u00a0Sangh\u00a0Parivar,”\u00a0the\u00a0NC\u00a0leader\u00a0added.\u00a0However,\u00a0if\u00a0they\u00a0are\u00a0tampering\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0Constitution,\u00a0then,\u00a0pardon\u00a0me,\u00a0it\u00a0will\u00a0not\u00a0be\u00a0beneficial\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0nation. When\u00a0asked\u00a0if\u00a0his\u00a0party\u00a0had\u00a0high\u00a0hopes\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0Supreme\u00a0Court’s\u00a0decision\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0group\u00a0of\u00a0petitions\u00a0contesting\u00a0the\u00a0repeal\u00a0of\u00a0Article\u00a0370\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Constitution,\u00a0Abdullah\u00a0responded\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0NC\u00a0had\u00a0done\u00a0everything\u00a0it\u00a0could\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0“we\u00a0are\u00a0hopeful\u00a0of\u00a0(getting)\u00a0justice.” In\u00a0response\u00a0to\u00a0reports\u00a0that\u00a080\u00a0percent\u00a0of\u00a0Jammu\u00a0and\u00a0Kashmir’s\u00a0residents\u00a0are\u00a0satisfied\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0current\u00a0form\u00a0of\u00a0government,\u00a0Lieutenant\u00a0Governor\u00a0Manoj\u00a0Sinha\u00a0replied,\u00a0“Let\u00a0the\u00a0Assembly\u00a0elections\u00a0be\u00a0held\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0if\u00a0that\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0case.” We\u00a0were\u00a0unable\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0these\u00a080%\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0population. 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