Srinagar, Aug 16: A delegation of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today called on Governor N N Vohra here and emphasised the need to defend Article 35-A, which guarantees special status to the state, before the Supreme Court.
PDP spokesman Rafi Ahmad Mir in a statement issued here said the senior PDP leader Abdul Rahman Veeri led the delegation of senior party leaders including Dr Mehboob Beg, Nizam-ud-din Bhat, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura, Mohammad Khalil Bandh, Mohammad Ashraf Mir and Zahoor Ahmad.
The delegation as per the spokesman conveyed concern over the offences being launched against the special status of the state and also underscored the need of defending Article 35-A in the Supreme Court for state’s overall prosperity and tranquility.
The delegation also highlighted the need to defend the law in the Supreme Court with the same seriousness “as was exhibited by the PDP when it was the part of government” in the state, the spokesman claimed.
He said the delegation appraised the Governor about how the PDP-led dispensation had engaged the top lawyers of the country and made its senior ministers to camp in national capital during the entire proceedings of the case. The delegation expressed hope that the Governor administration will take similar serious measures to defend state’s special position of Jammu and Kashmir in the top court of the country.
The delegation, according to the spokesman, also pitched for speeding up of the developmental projects in the state that were executed during the tenure of PDP-led regime.
The delegation also pitched for the confirmation of the services of youth engaged as Tourist facilitators and Floriculture facilitators in the state. It stated that the youth engaged were qualified enough and selection was made on merit to benefit the two most vital sectors of the state.
