Panthers Party to hold protests on Aug 5

Watsupptoday Report
Jammu, 25 July 2020

Seeking the restoration of statehood for J&K, the Panthers Party would hold protests at District and Tehsil Headquarters on August 5, the day the erstwhile State was demoted to the level of Union Territory (UT). The NPP activists would organize such protests in their respective Districts and Tehsils and submit memorandums to DCs, SDMs and Tehsildars highlighting the demand for immediate grant of State status to J&K which was wrongfully downgraded in August last, said a press release issued by the party here.
The release added that while the party had endorsed the abrogation of Article 370, it was strongly opposed to the dismantling of 200 year old historical State of J&K and downgrading it to the level of UT. It said that such move of BJP led government had not only lowered the morale of the people of erstwhile State but caused huge disenchantment in the hearts and minds of general masses. �It was not a demotion of the State only. In fact every sensible citizen felt downgraded and humiliated. It had deeply hurt the sentiments of the people of Jammu in particular as J&K was the only Dogra State in the country which was conceptualized and created by Dogra rulers with countless sacrifices by the warrior clan.�
�History bears testimony that J&K acceded to Union of India in 1947 only due to the historic decision taken by Maharaja Hari Singh despite numerous odds, pulls and pressures. The demotion of State to UT level was not only unprecedented in the history but amounted to huge disparagement of the patriotic Dogras of Jammu region�, the release said further.