Repealing Article 370 is a strategic move: BJP leader Dinakar

Amaravati: Welcoming the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A, the BJP leader Lanka Dinakar observed that central government decision of making Jammu and Kashmir as Union Territory with Legislature and Ladakh as another UT without Legislature is a strategic move, keeping in view of both internal and external security of Kashmir in particular and nation in general.

The acts and deeds of the Congress are irresponsible and regional parties in the valley always thought for their political opportunism, but not for peace, harmony and fraternity among the people of the state, Dinakar blamed.

He claimed that the BJP is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all in the country, which is one of the basic principles of the Constitution of India.

Reacting on the legal constraints on women in J&K, he said that till now, if they marry other than permanent residents of that State, they would forego their rights in the property. This was to Article 14.

Barring business by Indians, other than a permanent resident of J&K is another major setback.

Most brutal part in the J&K, those Adivasis, SCs and STs migrated to J&K before Article 370 and 35A came into force, remained as scavengers.

Many more such restrictions were imposed on other than permanent residents of J&K, all are scrapped with an abrogation of Article 35A and 370. The real equality of law applicable to the entire nation as all are equal in front of our constitution. The nation paid lacks of Crores to the J&K out of the pocket of all citizens of the country, without justifiable equal rights. Now the dream of Syam Prasad Mukharjee, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Advani get real with the strategic approach of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.