Congress set to focus on J&K statehood in PM’s all-party meet

[bhaigan]

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first meeting with the political leadership of Jammu and Kashmir since abrogation of special status to the erstwhile state, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday held a meeting with senior party leaders, including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, to finalise the party’s stand at the meeting.

While Congress leaders said former J&K chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, J&K Congress chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir and former deputy CM Tara Chand will attend the meeting with an “open mind”, as the government has not circulated any agenda, it is learnt that they will focus on restoration of full statehood for J&K.

The party’s representatives are unlikely to demand restoration of Article 370, it is learnt.

Besides Sonia and Singh, Tuesday’s virtual meeting was attended by Azad, former Union minister P Chidambaram, party leaders Karan Singh, G A Mir, Rajni Patil and Tariq Hamid Karra. Mir told The Indian Express that the Congress will have to go to the meeting with an open mind. He said the party will demand restoration of full statehood to J&K, as also holding elections.

The Congress believes this could be the first of many meetings. Asked about restoration of Article 370, Mir said, “We are not clear about the (meeting’s) agenda. One thing is clear…people of J&K want restoration of statehood, and they deserve that…”

“The main demand is restoration of statehood and installation of elected government…the rest of the issues…the nitty-gritty can be discussed later. It is not that there will be only one meeting,” he said. Asked whether there was no sentiment in favour of restoration of special status under Article 370 in Kashmir valley, he said, “We are talking about the state.”

[bhaigan]

Wish that 370 article should be reinstated

[Anta Assamey]

Modi-Shah lu anukunte tappite ... Ee meeting lu anni just name sake ..

[bhaigan]

2 minutes ago, Anta Assamey said:

Modi-Shah lu anukunte tappite ... Ee meeting lu anni just name sake ..

Agreed

[jawaani_jaaneman]

9 minutes ago, bhaigan said:

Wish that 370 article should be revoked

WTF ?

Any particular reason that it should be revoked other than ‘Anti-Modi’ ?

[bhaigan]

Just now, jawaani_jaaneman said:

WTF ?

Any particular reason that it should be revoked other than ‘Anti-Modi’ ?

dani revoke chesi India pedda ga pekindi antu emi ledu

china vodu India lopatiki vachi occupy kuda chesukunadu 

emanna sadinchinama aa article ni ban chesi emi ledu

[JustChill_Mama]

12 minutes ago, bhaigan said:

Wish that 370 article should be reinstated

Why kashmiri should be treated as “special “ it’s just like other states 

[JustChill_Mama]

1 minute ago, bhaigan said:

dani revoke chesi India pedda ga pekindi antu emi ledu

china vodu India lopatiki vachi occupy kuda chesukunadu 

emanna sadinchinama aa article ni ban chesi emi ledu

Bjp vadu kashmir vodhilesi migilina 28 states janala meppu pondhadu... congi malli adhe kashmir kashmir ani sanka nakipothadhemo....don’t have to give any promises at this stage . Elections apudu ok...

[bhaigan]

Just now, JustChill_Mama said:

Why kashmiri should be treated as “special “ it’s just like other states 

daniki chala pedda history undi le

but topic is JK ni statehood ni ala ne unchi article 370 lo unna some facilities ni tisesiundalsindi instead of union territory

[bhaigan]

2 minutes ago, JustChill_Mama said:

Bjp vadu kashmir vodhilesi migilina 28 states janala meppu pondhadu... congi malli adhe kashmir kashmir ani sanka nakipothadhemo....don’t have to give any promises at this stage . Elections apudu ok...

PM meet ni lead chesthundi National Front and PDP not congress

[Spartan]

statehood istam ane meeting ki pilicharu

malli dantlo congress endi chesindi

[bhaigan]

8 minutes ago, Spartan said:

statehood istam ane meeting ki pilicharu

malli dantlo congress endi chesindi

Article 370 emainatlu reinstate chesthunara

[pahelwan]

43 minutes ago, bhaigan said:

Wish that 370 article should be reinstated

Article 370 is abolished period. Inkemina adukondi

[anna_gari_maata]

32 minutes ago, bhaigan said:

dani revoke chesi India pedda ga pekindi antu emi ledu

china vodu India lopatiki vachi occupy kuda chesukunadu 

emanna sadinchinama aa article ni ban chesi emi ledu

babu go side and play

[anna_gari_maata]

13 minutes ago, Spartan said:

statehood istam ane meeting ki pilicharu

malli dantlo congress endi chesindi

next elections ki trap ready chesindi BJP