[Marxistindia] Jammu & Kashmir : Modi Government's False Propaganda

[news from the cpi(m)]

October 30, 2019
 
Press Statement
 
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:
 
The Central Government has chosen the birth anniversary of Vallabhbhai Patel
to make the formal declaration of the separation of Ladakh from Jammu and
Kashmir and the demeaning of the divided State into two union territories.
 
The CPI(M) reiterates its strong opposition to the abrogation of Sec 370 as
well as the division and reduced status of the State of Jammu & Kashmir.
 
It is a shameful day for India's democracy that a State should be divided
and deprived of its status as a full-fledged state without any reference to
the opinion of the people of the State or its State Assembly. This is in
blatant violation of Article 3 of the Constitution of India. There is
nothing to celebrate on this day for those who uphold constitutional values
including the federal structure of the country.
 
By choosing this date the Government is putting in place the Amit Shah
formula of manufacturing history and eliminating the truth. It is a matter
of record including from the memoirs of Vallabhbhai Patel that he was not
only a party to, but also involved in the drafting of Sec 370. It was at his
residence that on May 15 and 16 1949 that the discussions on the special
status for the State were held between him, Nehru and Sheikh Abdullah.
Subsequently it was Patel along with Gopalaswamy Iyer who formulated the
draft which finally became Article 370. It was again Patel in the absence of
Nehru who was in the US, who piloted Article 370 in the Constituent
Assembly. 
 
Even after over two and a half months of the legislations being pushed
through parliament, the people of Jammu & Kashmir are denied their
democratic rights as citizens of this country. No political activity is
allowed except by the BJP and its organisations. The voice of Kashmir has
been forcibly suppressed. The main leaders of recognized political parties
and many others are still in jail. The lockdown and shutdown continues. 
 
The CPI(M) appeals to the citizens of India to express their solidarity with
the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh against the denial of
constitutional and democratic rights for them and reject the Modi
Government's false propaganda.
 
 
 
 
 
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