NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) got here to an finish on Monday with a rally in Srinagar, the capital of Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir. Alternatively, the get together MP from Wayanad in Kerala time and again avoided questions about recovery of Article 370 for the UT.
Rahul did reiterate the call for for recovery of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir however he used to be in no way emphatic about recovery of Article 370 and Article 35A that have been nullified by way of the Narendra Modi executive on August 5, 2019 via amendments piloted by way of house minister Amit Shah within the Rajya Sabha.
Rahul’s stand on Article 370 has been persistently aligned to that of the get together ever since Jammu and Kashmir misplaced the particular standing.
Having began from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7, the Bharat Jodo Yatra lined 4,080 km and handed via 12 states and two UTs earlier than culminating at the 136th day in Srinagar.
Rahul addressed 12 public conferences and 13 press meetings. Of the 13 media interactions, he held two in Jammu and Kashmir. On each events, he used to be requested in regards to the Congress’s stand at the recovery of Article 370.
Alternatively, he avoided a right away answer on each events. His commonplace chorus used to be that the get together’s stand used to be discussed in a answer handed at a gathering of the absolute best decision-making frame Congress Operating Committee (CWC).
In truth, the Congress has up to now shied clear of taking a transparent stand on Article 370 and Rahul didn’t wish to create an argument by way of declaring the rest new. Therefore, he stored repeating that the CWC’s answer used to be the Congress’s closing phrase on Article 370.
One of the crucial main causes at the back of the Congress’s conservative stand at the debatable article of the Charter is also the overall belief which is thought to be in favour of the Modi executive’s transfer to negate it.
Congress and nullification of Article 370
The federal government’s transfer on Articles 370 and 35A shocked all together with the Congress. It took 24 hours for Rahul to criticise the Centre for scrapping the particular standing to Jammu and Kashmir.
On August 6, 2019, he tweeted and stated, “Nationwide integration is not furthered by way of unilaterally tearing aside J&Okay, imprisoning elected representatives and violating our Charter. This country is made by way of its other people, no longer plots of land. This abuse of govt energy has grave implications for our nationwide safety.”
At the similar day, CWC followed a answer opposing the “approach wherein” the Modi executive nullified Article 370.
The answer stated, “The CWC deplores the unilateral, brazen and completely undemocratic approach wherein Article 370 of the Charter used to be abrogated and the State of Jammu and Kashmir used to be dismembered by way of misinterpreting the provisions of the Charter. Each idea of Constitutional regulation, States’ rights, Parliamentary process and democratic governance used to be violated.”
It additional stated Article 370 used to be conceived and crafted by way of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhai Patel and BR Ambedkar, assisted by way of N Gopalaswamy Iyengar and VP Menon. “Article 370 is the Constitutional reputation of the phrases of the Tool of Accession between the State of Jammu & Kashmir and India. It deserved to be honoured till it used to be amended, after session with all sections of the folk, and strictly in response to the Charter of India.”
Two years later, Rahul paid a two-day discuss with to Jammu and Kashmir in August 2021. He demanded the recovery of complete statehood to the UT. Alternatively, like different senior leaders of his get together, he avoided citing the contentious Article 370.
Whilst inaugurating a brand new get together place of work in Srinagar, Rahul stated the Congress demanded the recovery of complete statehood for Jammu and Kashmir and revival of the democratic strategy of elections there.
And now he has maintained the similar place all through his Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh did stir an argument as soon as. In a Clubhouse chat, which used to be leaked in June 2022, he used to be reported to have stated: “The verdict of revoking Article 370 and decreasing the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir is a particularly unhappy resolution. And the Congress get together would indubitably must have a relook into this factor.”
This created an enormous uproar. The Congress used to be compelled to elucidate its stand at the debatable factor. Distancing itself from Singh’s remark, the get together requested its leaders to observe its authentic stand at the nullification of Article 370.
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera stated: “The Congress get together has obviously said its place on Jammu and Kashmir, in its answer of August 6, 2019, of the Congress Operating Committee (CWC). That is the one authentic stance of the get together. I encourage and request all senior leaders to consult with the similar.”
Until date, the CWC answer stays the authentic stand of the get together on Article 370. Rahul additionally repeated the similar in the previous few days.
So far as his call for for recovery of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir is anxious, it isn’t the rest new. In truth, High Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah have additionally time and again confident recovery of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir at an “suitable time”.
On June 24, 2021, Modi had convened an all-party assembly within the nationwide capital on Jammu and Kashmir wherein he confident early delimitation adopted by way of meeting elections and statehood at an acceptable time.
The orders of the Delimitation Fee got here into impact on Might 20, 2022. The Hindu-majority Jammu area has were given 43 seats whilst the Muslim majority Kashmir area has were given 47 taking the overall collection of meeting seats to 90, up from the present tally of 83.
Whilst the Congress has no longer taken a certain stand on Article 370, the UT’s regional events Mehbooba Mufti-led Other folks’s Democratic Celebration (PDP) and Farooq Abdullah-headed Nationwide Convention (NC) have assertively demanded its recovery. Alternatively, the BJP-led NDA executive on the Centre has vehemently denied go back of particular standing to Jammu and Kashmir.
Rahul did reiterate the call for for recovery of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir however he used to be in no way emphatic about recovery of Article 370 and Article 35A that have been nullified by way of the Narendra Modi executive on August 5, 2019 via amendments piloted by way of house minister Amit Shah within the Rajya Sabha.
Rahul’s stand on Article 370 has been persistently aligned to that of the get together ever since Jammu and Kashmir misplaced the particular standing.
Having began from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7, the Bharat Jodo Yatra lined 4,080 km and handed via 12 states and two UTs earlier than culminating at the 136th day in Srinagar.
Rahul addressed 12 public conferences and 13 press meetings. Of the 13 media interactions, he held two in Jammu and Kashmir. On each events, he used to be requested in regards to the Congress’s stand at the recovery of Article 370.
Alternatively, he avoided a right away answer on each events. His commonplace chorus used to be that the get together’s stand used to be discussed in a answer handed at a gathering of the absolute best decision-making frame Congress Operating Committee (CWC).
In truth, the Congress has up to now shied clear of taking a transparent stand on Article 370 and Rahul didn’t wish to create an argument by way of declaring the rest new. Therefore, he stored repeating that the CWC’s answer used to be the Congress’s closing phrase on Article 370.
One of the crucial main causes at the back of the Congress’s conservative stand at the debatable article of the Charter is also the overall belief which is thought to be in favour of the Modi executive’s transfer to negate it.
Congress and nullification of Article 370
The federal government’s transfer on Articles 370 and 35A shocked all together with the Congress. It took 24 hours for Rahul to criticise the Centre for scrapping the particular standing to Jammu and Kashmir.
On August 6, 2019, he tweeted and stated, “Nationwide integration is not furthered by way of unilaterally tearing aside J&Okay, imprisoning elected representatives and violating our Charter. This country is made by way of its other people, no longer plots of land. This abuse of govt energy has grave implications for our nationwide safety.”
At the similar day, CWC followed a answer opposing the “approach wherein” the Modi executive nullified Article 370.
The answer stated, “The CWC deplores the unilateral, brazen and completely undemocratic approach wherein Article 370 of the Charter used to be abrogated and the State of Jammu and Kashmir used to be dismembered by way of misinterpreting the provisions of the Charter. Each idea of Constitutional regulation, States’ rights, Parliamentary process and democratic governance used to be violated.”
It additional stated Article 370 used to be conceived and crafted by way of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhai Patel and BR Ambedkar, assisted by way of N Gopalaswamy Iyengar and VP Menon. “Article 370 is the Constitutional reputation of the phrases of the Tool of Accession between the State of Jammu & Kashmir and India. It deserved to be honoured till it used to be amended, after session with all sections of the folk, and strictly in response to the Charter of India.”
Two years later, Rahul paid a two-day discuss with to Jammu and Kashmir in August 2021. He demanded the recovery of complete statehood to the UT. Alternatively, like different senior leaders of his get together, he avoided citing the contentious Article 370.
Whilst inaugurating a brand new get together place of work in Srinagar, Rahul stated the Congress demanded the recovery of complete statehood for Jammu and Kashmir and revival of the democratic strategy of elections there.
And now he has maintained the similar place all through his Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh did stir an argument as soon as. In a Clubhouse chat, which used to be leaked in June 2022, he used to be reported to have stated: “The verdict of revoking Article 370 and decreasing the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir is a particularly unhappy resolution. And the Congress get together would indubitably must have a relook into this factor.”
This created an enormous uproar. The Congress used to be compelled to elucidate its stand at the debatable factor. Distancing itself from Singh’s remark, the get together requested its leaders to observe its authentic stand at the nullification of Article 370.
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera stated: “The Congress get together has obviously said its place on Jammu and Kashmir, in its answer of August 6, 2019, of the Congress Operating Committee (CWC). That is the one authentic stance of the get together. I encourage and request all senior leaders to consult with the similar.”
Until date, the CWC answer stays the authentic stand of the get together on Article 370. Rahul additionally repeated the similar in the previous few days.
So far as his call for for recovery of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir is anxious, it isn’t the rest new. In truth, High Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah have additionally time and again confident recovery of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir at an “suitable time”.
On June 24, 2021, Modi had convened an all-party assembly within the nationwide capital on Jammu and Kashmir wherein he confident early delimitation adopted by way of meeting elections and statehood at an acceptable time.
The orders of the Delimitation Fee got here into impact on Might 20, 2022. The Hindu-majority Jammu area has were given 43 seats whilst the Muslim majority Kashmir area has were given 47 taking the overall collection of meeting seats to 90, up from the present tally of 83.
Whilst the Congress has no longer taken a certain stand on Article 370, the UT’s regional events Mehbooba Mufti-led Other folks’s Democratic Celebration (PDP) and Farooq Abdullah-headed Nationwide Convention (NC) have assertively demanded its recovery. Alternatively, the BJP-led NDA executive on the Centre has vehemently denied go back of particular standing to Jammu and Kashmir.
