Celebrating Union Territory’s Foundation Day ‘humiliation’ for IIOJK people Tarigami
Srinagar: Senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader and Kulgam MLA M Y Tarigami has said that celebrating the Union Territory’s Foundation Day is a “humiliation” for the people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir as “downgrading” the territory was “unprecedented” and an “assault” on the Constitution.
According to Kashmir Media Service, M Y Tarigami in a media interview in Srinagar said, “The humiliation of the people of Jammu and Kashmir is being celebrated by the rulers and some bureaucrats are applauding it. This is unfortunate.”
He also hit out at LG Manoj Sinha following his remarks that skipping the celebrations by the MLAs showed their “dual character”. He said the Supreme Court has mentioned in its verdict that the UT status is temporary, and statehood must be restored as early as possible.
“LG sahab must try to look at it and the prime minister, home minister and others who hold the command of the country are on record that this is a temporary status and statehood will be restored,” Tarigami added.
The ruling National Conference had Wednesday said it would stay away from the UT Foundation Day celebrations as it does not accept the status and wants restoration of statehood at the earliest.
