Jammu and Kashmir will get statehood at an appropriate time: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday reiterated vehemently that his government is determined to give full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir at appropriate timeAsserting that it will happen the Minister also requested the political parties and its leaders to understand the situation of the erstwhile state which was bifurcated into two Union Territories Jampk with a legislative and Ladakh without oneJammu and Kashmir will be given statehood at an appropriate timePlease understand the situation of the Union Territory and avoid to give any speech that misguides the people of JampK Shah said while speaking in the Lok SabhaDelivering a speech to support the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Amendment Bill 2021 which seeks to replace an ordinance to merge the Jammu and Kashmir cadre of civil services officers with the Arunachal Pradesh Goa Mizoram Union Territory AGMUT cadre the Minister clarified that the Bill has nothing to do with the statehood of Jammu and KashmirWe will give statehood I have already said that it is a temporary systemOn the oppositions question about what happened in 17 months in JampK after withdrawal of Article 370 the Minister questioned what about your 70 years rule if your are asking about our workThey should first think about themselves before asking me this questionGiving account of the Central governments work in Jammu and Kashmir the Minister said it had established Panchayati Raj in the Union Territory with 517 per cent voting without firing any single bullet He later listed steps taken so far for the welfare of people in Jammu and KashmirThe Minister further said Jammu and Kashmir is in our heartsOn a question about the Supreme Courts opinion on holding a hearing on repeal of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir on August 5 2019 after which the region was bifurcated into two UTs Shah said We are ready with our logic behind our step but where is the CongressIt doesnt mean that we will not do anything for the welfare of Jammu and Kashmir untill the Supreme Court starts its hearing on the matter What kind of argument is itAbout the restriction on 2G and 4G services in Jammu and Kashmir the Minister said This is not the time of the UPA this is the Modi government The restriction on 2G and 4G was to avoid spread of rumoursEarlier introducing the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Amendment Bill 2021 Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said the government was working to take Jammu and Kashmir on the path to developmentHe said around 170 central laws are being implemented in Jammu and Kashmir after abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that gave a special status to the erstwhile stateRaising objections on the bill Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury asked What was the need to bring an ordinance for this Regularly promulgating ordinances is not good for a parliamentary democracy as an ordinance should be preceded by an emergency situation or any urgencyOur point of contention is loud and clear Chowdhury said adding after abrogating Article 370 the government showed a dream to the people that they would turn Jammu and Kashmir into heaven and create jobs there Introduction of this bill reflects that the government took the step of abrogating Article 370 without any preparation Chowdhury allegedThe Congress leader said Jammu and Kashmir is a sensitive state and the cadre should be local and officers having ground knowledge should be appointed there He alleged that militancy is still prevalent in the union territory and people are living in an atmosphere of fearThe government had tried to turn Jammu and Kashmir into a large prison Chowdhury said adding they blocked telecommunication services and failed to normalise the situation there There is unemployment restriction lost avenues and total confusion Chowdhury addedHe further said the government had promised to bring back Kashmiri Pandits to the Kashmir Valley but has failed to ensure their return Please think for Jammu and Kashmir with new ideas and do not take adhoc measures he said adding the government should make Jammu and Kashmir a state and create a cadre to appoint officers thereSpeaking against the bill JampKNC leader Hasnain Masoodi said this bill is akin to an assault on the people of Jammu and Kashmir You are continuously increasing confusionWhat is the objective of this bill You are taking Jammu and Kashmir towards uncertainty through this bill he said adding appointed officers should have connect with the ground realitiesHe added that the government should restore the position of Jammu and Kashmir to that prior to August 5 2019This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever