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DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2020 (PAGE 7) J&K Reorganization Act 2019: First Anniversary K.N. Pandita brought the Muslim League to the State but the part of the J&K State it had illegally called Operation TOPAC. the Parliament where, ultimately the bill stories of "atrocities on the people of created their parry called J&K State Muslim occupied through sponsored trial attack. Kashmir is a classical example for was passed with a massive majority vote. Kashmir valley", they write formal letters ndian Parliament's J&K Reorganization Conference. Since this party followed a The Security Council passed two important assessing the impact of a religion-based The conspicuous part of this exercise is that of appreciation to the Chinese government Act 2019 will complete its first year on communal agenda, it did not receive big resolutions in 1948 and 1949. The crux of proxy war in which the masses of people are the opposition used its full power and strat- for suppressing the Uighur nationalist IAugust 5. The Act revoked the special public support and remained restricted to a these resolutions was that Pakistan should targeted for brainwashing and made enor- egy to marshal arguments against the bill movement through blatant autocratic status of J&K along with its statehood. small area of western Jammu region where withdraw its fighting forces from the part of mously receptive to false and fabricated but at the end of the day had to fall in line. means. Instead two Union Territories of Ladakh the influence of the Muslim League was the State under its occupation as the first propaganda. In Kashmir a proxy war is in That is where the strength of a democratic The J&K Reorganization Act 2019 is a and J&K came into being. palpable. condition for holding a plebiscite in the place fought with sophisticated weapons dispensation lies. remedial measure aiming at restoring the Reorganizing any federating unit of the With the partition of the country, there State. Pakistan never withdrew her forces and remote control plus disinformation The sum and substance of this important state to normalcy. Therefore, under reorgan- Indian Union, territorially or administra- surfaced the difficult question of what from Kashmir, rather went on increasing campaign with relentless persuasion. Its constitutional amendment is to find a way ized dispensation the Union government tively, to streamline the administration or should be the future course of action in the her military power and presence in PoK. impact on the economy, developmental in which peace and development of J&K has adopted the two-pronged policy of accelerate developmental activities is pro- State. Knowing the geographical constraints Three wars fought with India did not process, education of the youth, opportuni- will be assured. Conversion of the State into fighting externally sponsored terrorism and vided by the Constitution of India. At sever- and the demographic complexion of the bring Pakistan an inch of Jammu and ties of employment, maintenance of bal- two Union territories is essentially necessi- simultaneously accelerating developmental al occasions in the past, the Union State, the Maharaja concluded a standstill Kashmir land. Finally, having met with dis- anced social relations and the dynamics of tated by security and administrative com- projects in the Union Territory. Today, when Government did take recourse to relevant agreement with the dominion of Pakistan appointment on all fronts Pakistan took the modern life is of grave intensity. In a pulsions. Ladakh is now a Union Territory. the Reorganization Act has been in place for constitutional provisions when reorganiza- and offered the same to the dominion of dangerous step of bringing terrorism and democracy, such an abnormal situation puts It will be reminded that immediately after one year, we have noted the there was not a tion of a federating unit was intended. Only India. He needed some time to decide the proxy war to Kashmir in 1989. She revived constraints on the trust people repose in the announcing that Ladakh would henceforth single protest rally anywhere in Kashmir two years ago Telangana was carved out of future status of his state. The ink on the the old trick of whipping up religious senti- elected leaders... Democratic dispensation be a Union Territory, a statement came from against the new dispensation. Innumerable the State of Andhra. standstill agreement had hardly dried up ments of the people knowing that in the in J&K came under severe strain. Beijing expressing concern over this devel- schemes and programmes of development Jammu and Kashmir had been granted when the tribesmen from the North-West Kashmir Valley there is a majority of the Developmental work came to a standstill opment. Normally, there was no need for and public welfare have been floated and special status in the Indian Constitution for Frontier of Pakistan led a massive incursion people of Islamic faith. and uncertainty and confusion became ram- China to make any comment knowing that most of the projects almost abandoned by some historical and geographical reasons. A into the State under abetment from Pakistan For the last thirty years, Pak sponsored pant among various sections of society. it is an internal matter of India. But its state- previous governments have been taken up movement for freedom from the autocratic and routed the small rather negligible resist- armed insurgency has been raging in In the background of this social, eco- ment defines its intentions. And we can link for completion. The vision of developmen- rule of the Maharaja, and establishment of ance from the State forces. In this critical Kashmir, consuming the lives of innocent nomic and political scenario it became up the recent attempt of China to destabilize tal effort will be gauged from the fact that popular, secular and democratic governance situation, the rulers of Pakistan stonewalled people and destroying her economy and unavoidable for the Union government to peace in Eastern Ladakh to its hostile bor- five new medical colleges, two IITs, dozens had been carried on by the people of the Maharaja's further negotiations with them. developmental programmers. It is the con- step in and take some far-reaching decisions der policy with India. of degree colleges and technical institutes State for more than three decades before the He signed the instrument of State's acces- stitutional and moral duty of Indian Union about the State. There are certain constitu- In J&K, we have confirmed reports that have been opened. Panchayat organization, dawn of independence... sion to the Indian Union and forthwith to meet this grave challenge to life and tional obligations which the Union govern- Pakistani jihadi organizations are deputing considered the backbone of democratic dis- The partition of India in 1947 and carv- received emergency military support to property of the people of J&K and take all ment is expected to fulfil. For example, pro- their suicide bombers and terrorists to the pensation, has been strengthened and ing a new state based on two-nation theory push back the raiders. A year later, India and measure to ensure that peace is maintained viding employment and skills to the youth, training camps close to LoC from where empowered far beyond our expectations as ran counter to the essence of the three- Pakistan agreed on a ceasefire in J&K and in the entire region of South Asia. addressing deficit in industrial develop- plans are drawn for continued infiltration they work at the grassroots level and thus decade-old popular struggle in Jammu and the Line of Control was converted into the In the long course of thirty years of ment, redressing the suffering of hundreds into Kashmir and unleashing of destructive are vital to the strength and vitality of Kashmir. The perception of a secular demo- cratic Jammu and Kashmir was epitomized Line of Actual Control (LOAC) under the armed insurgency in Kashmir, Pakistan- of thousands of families forced to migrate activities in the valley. Uninterrupted viola- democracy. in the famous document called Naya Shimla agreement of 1972. based some jihadist organizations, many of under threat to life and the integrity and tion of ceasefire of 2003 along the entire We are confident that very soon terrorist Kashmir Manifesto adopted by the popular The special status granted to the J&K which have been designated by the UN and sovereignty of the State etc. LoC by Pakistani troops, firing and activities will be put an end to and the mis- political party of National Conference was a temporary measure. The purpose was the American State Department, emerged as The Union Government brought the shelling, all is meant to provide cover to the guided youth of Kashmir will be restituted under the leadership of Sheikh Muhammad to give the people of the State an impression frontline activists sending in their deadly Kashmir scenario under close examination. jihadis infiltrating clandestinely into the to civil life. A good and prosperous future is Abdullah. that besides being free to legislate and plan suicide bombers and terrorists who The thirty-year-old stalemate had to be Indian side of Kashmir. in store for the people of the state who have There was indeed a small group of peo- for them, the Union of India was there to unleashed terror, mayhem, chaos and disor- brought to an end. All options were dis- Additionally, we find that Pakistan is gone through an externally sponsored ple in Jammu and Kashmir that sympa- extend its support in strengthening the free- der in the otherwise peaceful life of the peo- cussed. Expert opinions were sought by the conducting a massive disinformation cam- ordeal during the past three decades.