August 25
Shabir Khan
The Sopore Coordination Committee members on Saturday held a sit-in peaceful protest at iqbal market sopore to protest the attempts to revoke Article 35-A, which empowers the Jammu Kashmir state’s legislature to define permanent residents of the state and provide special rights to the permanent residents.
Under the banner of Coordination Committee, the members of Traders Federation sopore,Civil society, Bar Association sopore,Fruit Growers and dealers association sopore, teachers association sopore, private school association sopore, members of NGO Dawn, Aima’s of Masajid’s, members Industrial Estate sopore, Members of Anjuman Moin-ul-islam sopore, members of Press club of sopore and various other organizations while carrying placards and banners assembled at Iqbal Market sopore and held a sit in against the proposed scrapping of Article 35-A.
Addressing a huge gathering various speakers said that Kashmiris would not shy away from shedding their blood for the protection of the special status granted to the state.
They warned the central government and the communal forces against any such misadventure and said that Kashmiri people will fight for their identity till the last drop of blood.
Earlier the speakers highlighted the importance of Article 35A. They impressed that elected leaders of India have accepted that Article 35-A and Article 370 will be acting as a bridge between India and Kashmir.
“We the residents of Jammu and Kashmir will shed our blood to defend Article 35-A. Which is our identity, we won’t succumb to the pressure of communal forces,” said ,Haji Mohammad Ashraf Ganaie president Traders Federation sopore.
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