Srinagar- In its manifesto for 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Congress on Friday promised to revive full statehood to Jammu & Kashmir, however the celebration remained silent on abrogation of the Article 370 and revocation of the Armed Forces Particular Powers Act (AFSPA) from the Union Territory.
The manifesto for 2024 Lok Sabha polls was launched by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, who was flanked by senior leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in Delhi.
“We are going to instantly restore full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. We are going to amend the Sixth Schedule of the Structure to incorporate the tribal areas of Ladakh,” the celebration manifesto mentioned.
The celebration has steered away from speaking about abrogation of Article 370 and revocation of the Armed Forces Particular Powers Act (AFSPA) from J&Okay, at the same time as each had been a part of its manifesto in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Within the 2019 manifesto, the celebration had promised that nothing will likely be executed to vary the constitutional place of J&Okay.
“We additionally acknowledge the distinctive historical past of the State and the distinctive circumstances beneath which the State acceded to India that led to the inclusion of Article 370 within the Structure of India.
Nothing will likely be executed or allowed to vary the constitutional place,” the celebration had mentioned in its 2019 manifesto. Within the mentioned manifesto, the celebration had additionally promised that the AFSPA and the Disturbed Areas Act in J&Okay will likely be reviewed and appropriate adjustments will likely be made within the textual content of the legal guidelines to steadiness the necessities of safety and the safety of human rights. Just lately, Union Residence Minister Amit Shah mentioned that the Centre will contemplate revoking the Armed Forces (Particular Powers) Act in Jammu and Kashmir and that footprints of central armed forces may also be diminished
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