PM should fulfil his promise: CPI (M) leader Karat

Jammu, Feb 17: Asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fulfil his promise of restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, CPI(M) polit bureau coordinator Prakash Karat on Monday lashed out at the BJP-led Centre for its alleged attacks on the democratic and federal structure of the country.

Karat made the remarks while addressing the 13th 2-day state conference of party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit here. “Your fight for restoration of statehood is not just your fight but the fight of the whole nation. It is also the fight to safeguard democracy, Constitution, federal structure and counter the anti-people policies of the Modi-led government,” he said.

He said a major injustice was done with the people of J&K when the erstwhile state was bifurcated to two Union territories and its special status was revoked on August 5, 2019. “The main issue is when the statehood to J&K is restored. The promise made by the prime minister should be fulfilled immediately,” the CPI (M) leader said, adding “the happening of 2019 in J&K was the biggest assault on the Constitution, democracy and federal structure of the country”.