Tarigami urges CM Omar to convene All Parties meeting on statehood restoration
Srinagar: Senior leader of Communist Party of India-Marxist M.Y. Tarigami has urged Chief Minister of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah to convene an All Parties meeting to chalk out an action plan for the restoration of statehood.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Tarigami addressing a press conference in Srinagar said that while people were hoping for justice from the Indian Supreme Court, instead they were reminded of the Pahalgam attack, rather than the protests held across Kashmir against it.
“We were hopeful that the SC would deliver justice, but we have been reminded of the Pahalgam incident. What is the fault of the people of J&K in this? This is not the first such incident-many have happened before,” he said. “The people of Kashmir have protested against the Pahalgam attack, and the court should have considered that as well,” he said.
Tarigami said that security issues can only be addressed if there is confidence-building among the people, adding that lessons must be learnt to ensure Pahalgam-like incidents never happen again. He stressed that the Chief Minister should call an all-party meeting to chalk out an action plan regarding the restoration of statehood.
He urged the Chief Minister that apart from the signature campaign, there is a need to turn this into a movement. “This is not a favour, but a constitutional right of the people of J&K, and protesting for it is our responsibility,” he added. He said that it was highly unfortunate that there was no mention of J&K in the Prime Minister’s speech on Independence Day.
Tarigami said that the Home Minister must also be questioned about the delay, as he had earlier given a “chronology” for the restoration of statehood.
