PDP claims "huge setback" by J-K govt for not calling to restore Article 370

Peoples Democratic Party PDP on Friday said the Jammu and Kashmir governments first reported resolution calling for the restoration of statehood rather than Article 370 was a huge setback and was nothing less than the endorsement of the Centers 2019 decisions PTI reportedAnother party the Peoples Conference has also questioned the secrecy of the resolutionThe reactions come following a report in Jammubased newspaper Daily Excelsior which said that the cabinet had passed a resolution requesting the Centre to restore JKs statehood The report also said that the Chief Minister is expected to travel to Delhi in order to hand over the draft of the resolution to PM Modi PTI reportedHowever PTI hasnt got an official confirmation or denial regarding the report so farOmar Abdullahs first resolution on statehood is nothing less than ratification of the August 5 2019 decision No resolution on Article 370 and scaling down the demand to mere statehood is a huge setback especially after seeking votes on the promise of restoring Article 370 PDP youth president and MLAelect Pulwama Waheed Parra said in a post on XOmar Abdullahs first resolution on statehood is nothing less than ratification of the August 5th 2019 decision No resolution on Article 370 and scaling down the demand to mere statehood is a huge setback especially after seeking votes on the promise of restoring Article 370mdash Waheed Para parawahid October 18 2024Peoples Conference chief Sajad Lone questioned why the cabinets resolution on statehood was shrouded in mystery and secrecy that only one newspaper publishes itI hope the CS chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir has notified as it is the protocol Lone said on XApparently the cabinet has passed a resolution on statehood This is as per the headlines of an authentic newspaper based out of Jammu In wonderment why should a resolution on statehood passed by the cabinet be shrouded in mystery and secrecy mdash that only one newspaperhellipmdash Sajad Lone sajadlone October 18 2024Handwara MLAelect Lone said that the resolution should have been passed in the assembly instead of the cabinetI very humbly state that the will of the people of JampK is reflected in the Assembly and not in the cabinet The cabinet is a majoritarian institution of governance It does not reflect all shades and opinions as per the will of the people of JampK he addedAcross all parts of the country the Assembly is a proper institution for addressing major issues like that of statehood or Article 370 he saidWhen the NC Government passed a resolution on autonomy they passed it in the Assembly not through a cabinet resolution What has changed now Fail to understand why this resolution should not have been reserved for Assembly Why are we so keen to trivialise everything he questionedThe separatistturnedmainstream politician said he would love to see which way the BJP and other parties vote when it comes to statehood and on Article 370 resolution when presented in Assembly PTI reportedAccording to the partys election manifesto he reminded the National Conference NC of its pledge to work toward restoring Articles 370 and 35A and statehood as they existed before August 5 2019 and to pass a resolution in the Jammu and Kashmir assemblys first postelection list opposing the Centers decision to deprive the region of its statehood and special statusWe are not demanding or expecting anything extraordinary Do what you promised the people of JampK in your manifesto Lone saidWith inputs from PTI