Former Finance Minister of India and a Political stalwart and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Yashwant Sinha on Monday said that Jammu Kashmir must get the statehood again and Article 370 and 35-A that was scrapped on August 5 last year, should be brought back.
In his twitter post, the former Minister of Finance and External Affairs, Government of India, who is also the member of the Concerned Group of Citizens (CGC), welcomed the resolution of the local political parties in Jammu Kashmir to insist on the restoration of the status quo ante.
I welcome the resolve of the political parties in J&K to insist on the restoration of status quo ante. J&K must be a state again, articles 370 an 35A must be brought back and in fact become the basis for more powers to all states. I stand with the people of J&K.
— Yashwant Sinha (@YashwantSinha) August 24, 2020
He stated that he stands with the people of Jammu Kashmir and the erstwhile state must get Statehood again.
The Articles 370 and 35-A must be brought back and in fact, become the basis for more powers to all states, he said.
“I welcome the resolve of the political parties in J&K to insist on the restoration of the status quo ante. J&K must be a state again, articles 370 and 35A must be brought back and in fact become the basis for more powers to all states. I stand with the people of J&K,” Sinha tweeted.
Earlier on August 22, the signatories which include Farooq Abdullah of JKNC, Mehbooba Mufti of JKPDP, GA Mir of Congress, M Y Tarigami of CPI (M), Sajad Gani Lone of JKPC, Muzaffar Shah of JKANC, in a joint statement said that unfortunate events of 5th August 2019 have unrecognizably changed the relationship between J&K and New Delhi. (FPK)