The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Monday hailed the Supreme Court for upholding the Centre’s decision to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution and said the only unfinished agenda for J-K is the “liberation of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir”.
The apex court unanimously upheld the Centre’s 2019 decision to abrogate provisions of the Article bestowing special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir (J-K). It also directed restoration of statehood “at the earliest” as well as elections to the assembly by September 30 next year.
“We are confident that a strong India and a determined government will be able to free PoK (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir) soon,” Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) working president Alok Kumar said in a statement Today’s decision of the Supreme Court on Article 370 is like a “grateful nation’s tribute to the supreme sacrifice of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee”, Kumar said, welcoming the apex court’s verdict.
Mookerjee was the president of the Hindu Mahasabha and later founded the Jana Sangh, the predecessor to the BJP, with help from the RSS.
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