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The Editors oe The Print like all the other editors are PRESTITUTES ie they are agents of India’s enemy .They take tons of money from these foreign countries and distribute some to their journalist with instruction to condemn India so that India cannot prosper.If Pakistan and China give a bit more Dollars,these cheap skate PRESTITUTES will sell their wifes and daughters!
Too many Dicks just looking for attention. The Print is stirring pot. When Government makes major changes do you think they’ll just do it with out consulting to top dogs. Amit shah n Narendra Modi they are not that stupid. You asked these few people’s opinion. I bet no one listens to them in they’re own family. When 85% citizens are behind they’re government then supreme Court don’t want to get involved in this shit. Just like Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir case. It’s better to shut up n go with flow. Yes I understand if there is barbarian activities happening. Whole country work hard n eat daal n chappati. N most kashmiris have Mogulie biryani. These suckers needs straight they’re act together. 70+ years Congress was making Indians fuddus. Those days are gone and they should accept present reality along with they’re chamchas.
Legal niceties aside, about 97 percent of Kashmiries think that by abrogating Article 370 and Article 35 -A, BJP, has betrayed the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Seventh straight day curfew, suspension of internet and telephone services, and the incarceration of the Kashmiri political leaders speak louder than any legal commentary in favor of BJP’s government. India has lost its pluralistic and democratic soul.
The fact that the Constitution of India as created by its founders is a “living document” which can be altered as per the wishes of the people of India through their elected representatives acting based on popular will means Amendments to the Constitution are not just democratic but the whole purpose and reason that an Amendable Constitution exists ! Unlike the Stone Tables of Moses – the Articles of the Constitution are not set in stone – they exist to serve the will of the people and the Legislature has the sole authority and purpose to carry out the will of the people as they are most closely linked with the people .
Further in terms of the Article 370, if it is taken to be a “contract” between the Kashmiris and India – then the fact that for over 3 decades we have seen numerous Kashmiris both overtly and covertly cause disaffection, mount insurrection and openly challenge India’s right to be there is itself violation of the “contract” of accession and constitutes a breach. The egregious calamity that took place with the Kashmiri PAndits further underscores the total collapse of the “contract”. between the Union of India and Kashmiris. Continuing such a pretense any longer is a farce.
The SC of India would be well advised not to perpetuate a “farce” called “special relationship” as none of the conditions of accession have been met.
Funny reading the views of the guys opposing the decision. They couldn’t clearly state the reasons why bill wouldn’t stand legal scrutiny except giving lectures on how it’s an assault on federalism. Pathetic
I would also like request print that moderating comment of reader on your website is joke and hypocrisy of your stand on Freedom of speech . Please get away with such unneceasary requirement .how would u feel if govt start doing with u that every article of yours will require approval . This is just unacceptable . Preach what you doband do what you preach
There are world class lawyers of the caliber of Shri Arun Jaitley and Shri P. Chidambaram who will answer this question in diametrically opposed ways. Argue the matter before the apex court, if necessary. It is certain that the government would have navigated a path through this issue with the best possible legal advice, fully prepared to defend its decisions in the Supreme Court. The Court itself would go by the precise wording of constitutional provisions. It would not be influenced or overawed by the momentousness of the issue before it. So if a deep legal flaw remains in the processing of this case, it has a splendid seventy year old record of autonomy of thought and independence of action. 2. More than the letter of the law, this was a political – in the sense of statesmanship, not partisanship – decision. Its correctness or otherwise will slowly become discernible as its effects and consequences play out in the Valley, even much beyond it.
Any one saying 370 was a contract between india and j&k is totally misleading cause any one with rudimentary knowledge of Constituion can claim that right in the first article itself India is described as ” Union of States ” unlike american constitution which used “federation of states ” which ambedkar clarified reason for using union is that India is not the result of agreement By the states and states have no freedom to secede from it . The country is one inegral whole. So this forms a part court’s basic structure doctrine and applies to equally every state and kashmir is no exception .
Second reason i believe that article 370 start witg word ” Temporary ” where other articles granting special status to certain states like 371, 371A,B,C,D etc did not contain any such word . So clear manifestation that assembly never intended 370 to be Permanent .
The Editors oe The Print like all the other editors are PRESTITUTES ie they are agents of India’s enemy .They take tons of money from these foreign countries and distribute some to their journalist with instruction to condemn India so that India cannot prosper.If Pakistan and China give a bit more Dollars,these cheap skate PRESTITUTES will sell their wifes and daughters!
Too many Dicks just looking for attention. The Print is stirring pot. When Government makes major changes do you think they’ll just do it with out consulting to top dogs. Amit shah n Narendra Modi they are not that stupid. You asked these few people’s opinion. I bet no one listens to them in they’re own family. When 85% citizens are behind they’re government then supreme Court don’t want to get involved in this shit. Just like Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir case. It’s better to shut up n go with flow. Yes I understand if there is barbarian activities happening. Whole country work hard n eat daal n chappati. N most kashmiris have Mogulie biryani. These suckers needs straight they’re act together. 70+ years Congress was making Indians fuddus. Those days are gone and they should accept present reality along with they’re chamchas.
Let Supreme Court rule country. All Hindus must go to Saudi Arabia. Dump stupid Hindus keep blabbering.
Legal niceties aside, about 97 percent of Kashmiries think that by abrogating Article 370 and Article 35 -A, BJP, has betrayed the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Seventh straight day curfew, suspension of internet and telephone services, and the incarceration of the Kashmiri political leaders speak louder than any legal commentary in favor of BJP’s government. India has lost its pluralistic and democratic soul.
The fact that the Constitution of India as created by its founders is a “living document” which can be altered as per the wishes of the people of India through their elected representatives acting based on popular will means Amendments to the Constitution are not just democratic but the whole purpose and reason that an Amendable Constitution exists ! Unlike the Stone Tables of Moses – the Articles of the Constitution are not set in stone – they exist to serve the will of the people and the Legislature has the sole authority and purpose to carry out the will of the people as they are most closely linked with the people .
Further in terms of the Article 370, if it is taken to be a “contract” between the Kashmiris and India – then the fact that for over 3 decades we have seen numerous Kashmiris both overtly and covertly cause disaffection, mount insurrection and openly challenge India’s right to be there is itself violation of the “contract” of accession and constitutes a breach. The egregious calamity that took place with the Kashmiri PAndits further underscores the total collapse of the “contract”. between the Union of India and Kashmiris. Continuing such a pretense any longer is a farce.
The SC of India would be well advised not to perpetuate a “farce” called “special relationship” as none of the conditions of accession have been met.
Funny reading the views of the guys opposing the decision. They couldn’t clearly state the reasons why bill wouldn’t stand legal scrutiny except giving lectures on how it’s an assault on federalism. Pathetic
I would also like request print that moderating comment of reader on your website is joke and hypocrisy of your stand on Freedom of speech . Please get away with such unneceasary requirement .how would u feel if govt start doing with u that every article of yours will require approval . This is just unacceptable . Preach what you doband do what you preach
Thank you
There are world class lawyers of the caliber of Shri Arun Jaitley and Shri P. Chidambaram who will answer this question in diametrically opposed ways. Argue the matter before the apex court, if necessary. It is certain that the government would have navigated a path through this issue with the best possible legal advice, fully prepared to defend its decisions in the Supreme Court. The Court itself would go by the precise wording of constitutional provisions. It would not be influenced or overawed by the momentousness of the issue before it. So if a deep legal flaw remains in the processing of this case, it has a splendid seventy year old record of autonomy of thought and independence of action. 2. More than the letter of the law, this was a political – in the sense of statesmanship, not partisanship – decision. Its correctness or otherwise will slowly become discernible as its effects and consequences play out in the Valley, even much beyond it.
Any one saying 370 was a contract between india and j&k is totally misleading cause any one with rudimentary knowledge of Constituion can claim that right in the first article itself India is described as ” Union of States ” unlike american constitution which used “federation of states ” which ambedkar clarified reason for using union is that India is not the result of agreement By the states and states have no freedom to secede from it . The country is one inegral whole. So this forms a part court’s basic structure doctrine and applies to equally every state and kashmir is no exception .
Second reason i believe that article 370 start witg word ” Temporary ” where other articles granting special status to certain states like 371, 371A,B,C,D etc did not contain any such word . So clear manifestation that assembly never intended 370 to be Permanent .