Misleading narratives being built to justify abrogation of Article 370 : Tarigami

Srinagar, Dec 28 : Senior CPI( M) leader Mohamamd Yousuf Tarigami today said that misleading narratives are persistently being propagated to make the people of Jammu and Kashmir realise about the benefits of the abrogation of the special constitutional position of Jammu and Kashmir.

According to a press release, while referring to the statement of LG Manoj Sinha that implementation of Anand Marriage Act to Jammu and Kashmir became possible only because of the abrogation of article 370, Tarigami said that there has been a long list of amendments made to article 370, allowing the application of Central laws to Jammu and Kashmir.

“The passage of GST in 2017 by the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was one of such instances in recent times. There were 42 constitution (Application to J&K) orders extending the scope of central intervention which were not envisaged at the time of the adoption of Article 370,” Tarigami said.

He added that additionally, the extent of the misuse of Article 370 to encroach on the state’s power can be seen from one of the measures taken in July 1986.

“The President issued an order under Article 370, extending Article 249 of the Constitution to the state. This empowered the Parliament to legislate on matters in the state list based on a resolution from the Rajya Sabha. Pertinently, it received approval from the centrally-appointed Governor, Jagmohan. Such overriding of the state list is unique to Jammu and Kashmir and isn't applicable to other states,” Tarigami said.