Restoration of autonomy our prime agenda: NC

National Conference Tuesday said the party will not allow the BJP, the RSS and their proxies to succeed in their “nefarious” plans to abrogate the special status of J&K.

Lashing out at the BJP and its state functionaries, NCGeneral Secretary Haji Ali Muhammad Sagar warned the “fascist” and “communalforces” against any attempt to fiddle with the special constitutional status ofthe state, saying such a “misadventure” will have far reaching consequences andwill put the state on fire.

   

“Abrogating Article 370 will nullify Maharaja’s accessionwith the union of India,” Sagar in a statement said, adding that it the Article370 that “sanctifies the bond between New Delhi and Srinagar.”

Sagar said the BJP-RSS should stop parroting unreasonabledemand for abrogating of the special status of the state. “Such reckless rantswill inadvertently brew anger in the state.”

“The need of the hour is to bridge the gaps of mistrustbetween the centre and the state,” he said, adding that unfortunately nothingsignificant is being done towards removing the mistrust between the centre andthe state.

“As far as our party is concerned, we would not be deterredin our mission in protecting the state’s special status by the continuous rantof the BJP and the RSS. The people of the state have already defeated themachinations of the BJP-RSS and their servile henchmen in the state.

“People have explicitly and considerately reposed theirfaith in our party to carry forward the mission of protecting the identity ofthe state.  We in our party will continueto strive for safeguarding the special position of our state. However our primeagenda is to strive for the restoration of autonomy to the state,” he said.

Meanwhile, NC functionaries led by Sagar offered fateh atthe graveyard of party veteran Khwaja Ghulam Mohi Ud Din Shah at the shrine ofSyed Muhammad Mantaqi (RA) at Chatabal Srinagar.

Sagar on the occasion hailed the role played by the lateShah Sahib for the protection of the special status of the state.

NC Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani while addressingthe gathering said the need of the hour was to remain vigilant and not allow theRSS and the BJP and their “Trojan horses” to “divide us” in the state.

On the occasion senior leaders including Abdul Rahim Rather,Ali Muhammad Dar, Mubarak Gul, Ghulam Rasool Naz, Muhammad Yasin Shah, ShowkatMir, Pir Afaq, Ghulam Nabi Bhat, Salman Ali Sagar also spoke to the gatheringand paid glowing tributes to the late veteran leader.

NC Central Secretary Irfan Shah, son of the late leaderexpressed gratitude to the party leaders, functionaries.

Meanwhile, in south Kashmir party Zonal President Dr. BashirAhmad Veeri, District President Anantnag Altaf Kaloo, District President KulgamAbdul Majeed Bhat Larmi, Reyaz Khan, Advocate Abbas Dar visited Sarnal,Anantnag where they paid glowing floral tributes on the grave of party veteranLate Mirza Muhammad Afzal Beg on his death anniversary.

The leaders also offered Fatiha Khwani on the occasion.

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