Srinagar, October 06 (Scoop News) – Balwant Singh Mankotia, MLA from Udhampur and President of JKNPP today smashed the arguments of the J&K Chief Minister that J&K acceded to India but did not merge. Mankotia while speaking in the Legislative Assembly of J&K questioned the Chief Minister’s claim that J&K has not merged with the Union of India, he said that the Constituent Assembly of J&K had finally adopted the Accession and Sheikh Abdullah’s agreement with the Government of India in 1975 left no room for any further doubt when Sheikh Abdullah accepted to become Chief Minister under Indira-Sheikh Accord.
Mankotia chided the Chief Minister for showing lip opposition to Jamaat leader’s so-called ‘Quit Kashmir’ call of which National Conference was the author in 1946.
Mankotia attacked the Chief Minister for acting as a spokesman of Hurriyat (G) and in fact carrying the propaganda against India which amounts to breach of oath which he has taken to uphold integrity, unity and sovereignty of India.
Mankotia said that people of Jammu and Kashmir have rejected the Chief Minister and his pro-Jamaati stance and therefore he has lost his acceptability and credibility both.
Mankotia said that J&K need Reorganization which shall address the demands of autonomy, self-rule and azadi.