Nc resorting to lies, abuses to hide its role in eroding j&k’s special status: pc

Reacting to the statement issued by National Conference that no Constitutional order eroding state’s autonomy was issued during the tenure of late Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, Peoples

Conference on Friday said that it reflects the party’s ignorance about historical & constitutional facts. “The NC, in its statement, asked how can the number of Constitutional orders be

in hundreds when only 47 such orders have been issued in respect of J&K. May I educate them that apart from orders issued under Article 370, the President of India issues such orders

under various other provision of the Constitution of India including orders under Art 371B, 371C, 371D, 372A and many other provisions of the Constitution. All these order are issued as

Constitutional orders. Some of them relate to Article 370″, Peoples Conference spokesperson, Adnan Ashraf Mir said in a statement. He said, “The National Conference is resorting to lies

andabuses as they are lost for an argument to hide their role in weakening thespecial status of J&K. “Can the National Conference inform the people who was the J&K Chief Minister on

29th June, 1975 and with whose consent the then President Mr. F. A. Ahmad issued C.O No. 100? Who was the CM and with whose consent C.O No. 101 was issued by the then President Mr.

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad on 23rd July, 1975 whereby all erosions made in the past were ratified and a clause was inserted in Article 368 restraining the State Legislature from amending any

provision of the State Constitution relating to appointment of Governor unless such a bill is presented to the President of India and receives his assent. This amendment made it impossible

for the State Legislature to revert to the Prime Minister and Sadr-i-Riyasat by subsequent amendment as the President of India would never assent to such an amendment. It was with consent of

Sheikh sahab’s government that C.O 103 dated 22nd March, 1976, C.O 104 dated 12th October, 1976, C.O No. 106 dated 31st December, 1976 and C.O No. 108 dated 31st December, 1977 were issued

by the President of India.”