Autonomy forms core of relationship between J&K and Centre: Tarigami
30 Oct 2017 10:22 PM IST
Srinagar: Autonomy has been provided to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution of India and forms the core of the relationship between the state and the Centre, CPI(M) MLA from Kulgam, M Y Tarigami, said on Monday.
He also said that "fiddling with Article 35 A of the Constitution" was not acceptable.
"J&K acceded to India under the guarantees provided by the Constitution of India. It is the Constituent Assembly which incorporated Article 370 in the Constitution providing a constitutional basis for the relationship of J&K with the Union," Tarigami said in a statement here.
Autonomy guaranteed under this constitutional provision is the "core of the relationship" between state and the Centre, he added.
The CPI(M) leader expressed surprise that the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had characterised the demand for autonomy for J&K as "encouraging national disintegration".
"It is surprising that those at the helm of affairs in New Delhi have characterised any demand for more autonomy to J&K as encouraging national disintegration," he said.
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