No proposal to scrap Article 370: GoI

New Delhi, Mar 27: There is no proposal for scrapping Article 370, which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, under the government’s consideration, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir made the assertion while replying to a written question from BJP MP Ashwini Kumar.
“There is currently no such proposal under consideration of the government,” Ahir said.
Kumar had asked whether the government was committed to scrapping Article 370 of the Constitution.
In Kashmir, PDP Chief Spokesperson, Rafi Ahmad Mir welcomed the response saying “it is a vindication of stand of PDP that the aspirations of the people must be respected before ideological differences”.
“It was due to Agenda of Alliance that first time the union government has come clear on the issue of safeguarding Article 370,” said Mir who was addressing a party worker’s meeting in Aishmuqam area of Pahalgam.
He said that the PDP led coalition is “strictly based on Agenda of Alliance and the Chief Minister has rightly delivered on her promise of fair governance where the difference in political ideological won’t cast its shadows on the issues concerning aspirations of the people”.
Mir said that earlier no coalition or common minimum program received such an endorsement from the central government and the insecurities regarding protecting the state’s special status should be laid to rest. People had genuine apprehensions about safeguarding Article 370 owing to total surrender of previous parties but PDP strictly believes that a common document that’s executed for running the coalition should be respected in all terms and at all times.
He said that PDP strongly believes in peace through reconciliation and it will tirelessly continue to pursue its welfare Agenda.