Supreme Court: Kashmiri Pandits reached the Supreme Court in support of the removal of Article 370, filed an intervention application
In August 2019, Parliament approved the proposal to abrogate Article 370, after which Jammu and Kashmir was declared a union territory. At the same time, petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court regarding the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution giving special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. At the same time, two separate intervention applications were filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday in support of the removal of Article 370.
Hearing to start from August 2
Youth 4 Panun Kashmir, an organization representing Kashmiri Hindus, and Virinder Kaul, a social activist, filed their applications through advocate Siddharth Praveen Acharya. A five-judge constitution bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant will hear the petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 from August 2.
Article 370 and 35-A led to separatism
In its application, ‘Youth 4 Panun Kashmir’ said that Articles 370 and 35-A violated the basic structure of the Constitution. It never recognized the supremacy of the Indian Constitution. This was an attack on the unity and sovereignty of India. Due to both of these, there was a lack of psychological integration of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of India. This led to separatist thoughts which led to the ethnic cleansing of innocent Kashmiri Pandits.
Article 370 was discriminatory
Social activist Virinder Kaul said in the application that Article 370 was discriminatory. It created two classes of citizens – one for the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and the other for the rest of India. By repealing it, the central government has removed that discrimination.
He further said that Article 370 and the issue of autonomy were designed to be manipulated in such a way that a virtual ‘Sheikhdom or Sultanate’ or Mini Pakistan could be nurtured with the money of Indian taxpayers. Keeping Article 370 in force perpetuated alienation and fueled Pakistani propaganda that the erstwhile state was a disputed territory.
The apex court had said a big thing on July 11
The apex court had said on July 11 that it would start day-to-day hearing from August 2 on the petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370. Along with this, the Supreme Court had fixed July 27 as the deadline for filing written submissions to various parties.
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