Apni Party on Monday said that the Supreme court verdict on Article 370 has deeply saddened the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
In a statement, the party stated that the Apex Court’s verdict upholding the Union Government’s August 5, 2019 move to abrogate Article 370 has deeply saddened the people of Jammu and Kashmir to the core.
It said that over the years and decades, people had been led to believe that this Article of the constitution was permanent.
“The verdict from a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by the Chief Justice of India, has now clarified that the article is gone forever, leaving people deeply disheartened”, the statement said and added “It is the responsibility of the central government to come forward and assure the people that they will not be subjected to disempowerment.”
Apni Party urges the government to bring the domicile law into the constitutional framework in a way that guarantees the exclusive rights of the residents of Jammu and Kashmir to land and jobs.
“The government should ensure the immediate restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and the prompt holding of assembly elections”, the statement said, adding “this will enable the residents to exercise their democratic right of choosing their own representatives”.
