Srinagar: Chairman People’s Democratic Front (PDF) Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen has reiterated his resolve to fight for restoration of the democratic and constitutional rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
“PDF will take all the possible political and legal steps in a democratic and peaceful manner to restore all the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India, Hakeem said on Wednesday while urging the central government to take urgent measures to remove mistrust and alienation among the people of Jammu and Kashmir. He said unilateral decision to bifurcate and downgrade the state into two union territories and usurping it’s special status has hurt sentiments
of the common people . He said Central government should restore all the constitutional and democratic rights of the people to win their hearts and minds . He said the step would go a long way to restore peace in trouble torn Jammu and Kashmir and also to address prevailing alienation among the masses.
PDF Chairman has said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are primarily peace loving and want to live a peaceful life with dignity and honour adding that the way their aspirations were trampled by post August 5 , 2019 decisions , they have been left in great shock and disappointment. ” There was an urgent need for immediate reconciliatory measures to remove mistrust among the people of Jammu and Kashmir, ” Hakeem added. He has asked the Centre to ensure constitutional guarantee to the rights of domicile people on jobs and land, he said which was the main issue of concern. He said people of Jammu and Kashmir and mainstream political parties were demanding restoration of thier fundamental rights as guaranteed under the Constitution of india adding that it was obligation on the part of Central government to satiate their urges in this regard. He asked the Center to address the problem of Kashmir by rising above vested political interests and try to resolve all issues while keeping in view overall interests of the country. ” Alienating people of Jammu and Kashmir from the mainstream for gaining political mileage would be a dis- service to the nation, ” PDF Chairman observed adding that posterity would never forgive for committing such a blunder.
