JK National Pathers Party Founder Bhim Singh Urges Center To Amend Provision Of Article 370

26 April, Dehradun

Founder of Jammu Kashmir National Panthers Party Bhim Singh Sunday strongly advocated that the Centre should amend the temporary provision of article 370 to assert that laws made in parliament would have power in Jammu and Kashmir, should re-open dialogue with Pakistan and move the UN against Pakistans declaring Gilgit and Baltistan as its sixth province.

In an interaction with the mediapersons at Dehradun , the septuagenarian leader expressed deep concern over the volatile situation in Kashmir and accused the BJP of making blatant compromise for sake of power to partner with PDF which was openly pro-Pakistan.” I am surprised how the nationalist RSS is quiet on the issue”, Singh said adding that the present government was a bane for the state.

However, he also asserted that there was no issue that cannot be solved on the table and opined that India should act as an elder brother and Prime Minister Narendra Modi should show the statesmanship like Atalji and visit Pakistan. The blow hot, blow cold strategy like saas-bahu ka jhagda was counter-productive, he added.

Bhim Singh also expressed concern over proximity between Pakistan and China, observing that the fact was that only one-third portion of 84,000 sq miles of Jammu and Kashmir was with India while Pakistan had about 32,000 sq miles and China 20,000 sq miles. In addition, China had taken about 5000 sq miles of Karakoram area on 99 years lease from Pakistan and built 60 defence helipads there, posing a major security challenge for India. It is strange that we dont talk about China, when we talk of PoK and speak the truth about Kashmir, he said.