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Srinagar: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, political parties have criticised Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha\u2019s what they described as \u2018myopic\u2019 address in the assembly, saying he has failed to mention the abrogation of Article 370 or its restoration time period.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, Sinha delivered the address at the opening of the first Budget Session of the newly elected assembly in Jammu. The speech, as per legislative procedure, was scripted by the government before being presented in the House.<\/p>\n
People\u2019s Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti said the speech offered nothing new and was similar to the LG\u2019s previous addresses such occasions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had hoped that the Lieutenant Governor\u2019s address would reflect the aspirations of the people of [occupied] Jammu and Kashmir. But this LG address had no mention of addressing our disempowered and dispossessed,\u201d she said at a press conference in Srinagar.<\/p>\n
Mehbooba argued that while the Home Minister had promised in Parliament to restore IIOJK\u2019s statehood, the concerns of the territory\u2019s people extended beyond that issue.<\/p>\n
Sinha\u2019s speech did acknowledge demands for statehood, stating that the government remained \u201csteadfast in its commitment\u201d to addressing the matter. \u201cMy Government recognizes the emotional and political significance of the Statehood for the people and is actively engaging with all stakeholders to facilitate this process in a manner that ensures peace, stability, and progress,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
However, it was the omission of Article 370 and Article 35A that triggered strong reactions from opposition leaders, including Mehbooba and Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone.<\/p>\n
Mehbooba accused the National Conference-led government of acting as an \u201cextension of BJP\u2019s agenda\u201d in Jammu and Kashmir. \u201cPeople gave a thumping majority to NC, but it has succumbed before the BJP and has now preferred silence over Article 370 abrogation,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Sajjad Lone said the LG\u2019s address could have been a BJP speech, had the party been in power.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere seems to be total ideological overlap. No mention, not even remotely, of Article 370, Article 35A. No mention of August 5, 2019. No mention of the Reorganisation Act,\u201d Lone wrote on X, referring to the date when Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s special status was revoked. He also criticised the National Conference\u2019s stance, saying its campaign had centred on Article 370 but had now shifted position after coming to power.<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember how during the election campaign it was all about Article 370 and how all others were BJP\u2019s B-team. And now the ideological overlap,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Lone further dismissed the LG\u2019s address as a vision statement, calling it \u201cas visionless as it can get.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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