‘Hamari Riyasat Hamara Haq’: Congress to intensify campaign for return of statehood: Karra
Srinagar, Jul 31: President of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) & MLA Shalteng Tariq Hameed Karra has announced peaceful protests from August 1 to 21, demanding the restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.
Talking to media, Karra said as part of its ‘Hamari Riyasat Hamara Haq’ campaign, the Congress will organise various programmes from August 1 to 21. “We will observe August 5 as a black day. It is the blackest day in the history of J&K. There will also be a hunger strike on August 9,” he said.
He said that ruling National Conference’s (NC) claim that the Congress did not consult it for its protest programmes, Karra said the NC is in the government while the Congress supports the government from outside, as per KNS.
He also said that the protest programme will begin with a mass contact campaign from August 1 to 4, where party workers will visit different districts, markets, and neighborhoods to engage with shopkeepers, traders, and the general public.
On August 5, the Congress will observe Black Day to mark the anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. From August 9 to 20, Congress leaders and workers will stage peaceful hunger strikes at various locations. The entire protest will conclude on August 21 with a large public gathering, he said.
Since the Monsoon Session of Parliament ends on August 21, the Congress will observe the developments in Delhi and decide the next steps after that, he added.
Earlier, Karra on Tuesday was given a rousing reception upon his arrival at Srinagar Congress office after the protest at Jantar Mantar Delhi. Hundreds of workers who had gathered at the Party office greeted Karra for the successful Hamari Riyasat Hamara Haq programme, especially the successful protest at Jantar Mantar,said a party statement.
Karra also held joint meeting with District Coordinators and District Presidents of Kashmir province at party headquarter,in which threadbare discussions were held over the upcoming protests, dharnas for the restoration of Statehood. The meeting also debated and discussed other organizational activities and vowed to further strengthen the party, it said.
The coordinators and DCC Presidents briefed Karra about the activities and also briefed him about the programmes conducted under Hamari Riayasat Hamara Haq, while assuring to implement the party directives with respect to intensifying the struggle for restoration of statehood in both letter and spirit in their respective districts, said the statement.
