Article 370 Done and Dusted!

Abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and the division of the strife-torn state making Ladakh region and J&K as union territories are really historic in the sense that no other government in the last seventy years’ especially the Congress could take the courage to do what the BJP led NDA government under the leadership of prime minister Narendra Modi has done finally.

No political parties other than the BJP led NDA in the country would have really liked to abrogate article 370 and its clauses that guarantee special autonomy to the turmoil struck state but since during the last 70 years Kashmir has witnessed Pak sponsored incessant terrorism killing thousands of innocents and our patriotic Army and para military jawans and officers it was indeed the necessity of the hour.

Isn’t it? Today the entire nation, even the people and hardcore political activists beyond ideological affiliations except the negligible few are hailing the decision of the BJP led NDA government.

Is it not the fact that hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians and army and paramilitary troopers and officers have been martyred in abundant numbers by the hardcore terrorists, domestic as well as those sponsored, aided and abetted by neighboring Pakistan whose only agenda is to perpetrate killings and violence in Kashmir and other parts of the country as well.

Was there any other alternative other than abrogating article 370 and its other clauses? Perhaps no. The nation needs to be protected and strengthened at all costs but nothing and no agenda is above national security and unity of the country.

How can and till when we can take the assistance and support of pseudo-secularism stance at the cost of the incessant lynchings of our patriotic army men, paramilitary troopers, officers and the innocent civilians.

Yes it is true that during the era of the BJP led NDA rule there had been Uri and Pulwama and hundreds of killings of our patriotic jawans and officers but then I question was it not during the previous era of Congress regime?

Had not lakhs of innocents been killed since 1980 and even before that? Where are we now and where do we actually want to go? Should we allow Pakistan to play its game of incessant killings, spying in Jammu and Kashmir or we really want to stop it? Hard and strong decisions are some times required to change histories.

A new history has been created by abrogating it as we want to counter and control Pak sponsored terrorism in devasted Kashmir for the good of the state and the country. After 70 protracted years, circumstances and situations make it mandatory to abrogate this very article to ensure Kashmir’s safety, security and its accession to India at all costs.

Let’s see the repercussions and implications and then react. In my personal opinion at least for the nation’s good and cohesiveness, it’s the need of the hour to react strongly and decisively. Lot is being said and talked in the name of secularism and progressiveness but then let’s see the change, may be it can be for the good of the nation? When we can tolerate the perpetration of hardcore terrorism and subsequent killings of innocents and or patriotic army men for the last seven decades despite the implementation of article 370 and section 35 A, Can’t we see the aftermath effect of the abrogation scenario for a while?

When status quo doesn’t help the state and the nation it’s inevitable to change it and that’s what has been done now. Yes, there had been demerits definitely like not taking the concurrence of the J&K Assembly, but then it was not existing at present.

The concurrence of the governor has been considered as the voice of the assembly as the legal and constitutional basis for issuing notification for scrapping 370 and its other clauses. Nor the leaders of the Kashmir consulted? But then it wasn’t possible as they were under house arrests?

These may be the replies of the union government. Now if the government really wanted to open a new chapter in the development of Jammu and Kashmir it will have to reach to people of the state to honestly convince them that this move was a progressive one and actually for the over all good of Kashmir and its people and not adverse to their interests as being tried to portray by Pakistan sponsored elements and organizations as well as the opposition parties. A couple of political parties including Congress are towing Pakistan’s line on this and even went to the extent of stating that UN intervention is required for abrogating Article 370. Indeed shocking! These statements are anti-national and harm the country. It must be remembered that earlier too Pakistan that quoted and referenced Congress and other opposition parties statements in the International Court of Justice against India in the Kulbhusan Jadhav case. So sometimes Pakistan tows Congress’s line and at other times Congress tows Pakistan’s line. This is really sad and shameful.

A decisive and committed governement is required to do what has been done. Congratulations to the government for this important step in correcting a historic blunder! The regaining of the peoples’ trust should now be the aim of the government…