AAP leader accuses J&K admin of violation of RTE Act with impunity
“The present regime continues with its unabated violation depriving the prospective beneficiaries of benefits envisaged under the Act", said Harsh Dev Singh.
Seeking early restoration of statehood to J&K and installation of an elected government, Harsh Dev Singh, former minister and senior AAP leader, on Sunday said that prolonged Central rule in the erstwhile state was negation of the guarantees enshrined in the Constitution of India.
He said that several assurances by the Central government of restoring statehood to J&K at the appropriate time had failed to inspire the people of J&K, who have lost faith in all such ‘melodramatic rants’ of the BJP leadership.
Singh, who was addressing a rally in the border town of Arnia in Jammu district, said that while the people of the erstwhile state were mystified by the abrupt abrogation of Article 370, they had expressed their strong opposition to dismantling of 200-year-old historical state of J&K and downgrading it to the level of UT.
He said that such a move of the BJP government had not only lowered the morale of the people of erstwhile state but caused huge disenchantment in the hearts and minds of the general masses.
“It was not the demotion of the state only. In fact, every sensible citizen felt downgraded and humiliated. It had deeply hurt the sentiments of people of J&K who felt belittled and dwarfed,” said Singh.
“History bears testimony of the fact that J&K acceded to the Union of India in 1947 only due to the historic decision taken by Maharaja Hari Singh despite numerous stumbling blocks, pulls and pressures,” he said.
“The downgrading of the state to the UT level was not only unprecedented in history but amounted to huge disparagement of the patriotic people of Jammu and Kashmir,” observed Singh.
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