Vice President Dhankar terms Article 370 As An Obstacle for J&K’s Development

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar made a significant statement today in Kathua while inaugurating the Bio Tech Start Up Expo. He was all praise for the collective role of the  executive ,legislature and judiciary in the abrogation of the Article 370 and 35A of the constitution  that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. He implied that  the society in Jammu and Kashmir was denied their due in the national schemes for the citizens of the nation. He said that Dr.Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s dream of one nation has been translated into reality. This statement must be seen in perspective of the various decisions taken by the central governments in the recent days. Be it the ban imposed on the secessionist organisations operating in Jammu and Kashmir or review meeting of the Home Minister, Amit Shah to access the ground situation and to empower the security grid. One thing is clear that New Delhi wants to create a new space in Jammu and Kashmir that has enough scope for strengthening the development and infrastructure by investing in projects that have a national appeal. The earlier relation shaped by separateness is now  being shaped  by integration. Not only at the political level. But investing in the start-ups and entrepreuership. People of Jammu and Kashmir have been facing the challenges of terrorism and despondency due to the insurgency. Vice President’s statement hints at the national plan that seeks to involve the youth in the rising India in terms of economy and its multiplier effect  for the entire society and the nation. He said that development in Jammu and Kashmir is now being delinked from partisan interests. As decades of conflict nurtured vested interests that denied benefits of governance to the common people by keeping them hostage to the bloodshed. He has hit the nail on the head. Local body elections are round the corner and Parliamentary Elections are definite to be scheduled in time. The tone and tenor of the Vice President is meant to address the concerns of the people.That heir aspirations are the priority for  the government. When the temperatures are dipping down to minus degrees. It seems that the coming months will see a rise in political temperatures as well. As the signs are clear for the democratic process in Jammu and Kashmir. This time the agenda is vivid and clear. It is the holistic development and welfare of the people who have paid heavy price due to conflict and terrorism. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar is a seasoned statesman.His words  must be taken seriously. He had come with a message. The political players in Jammu and Kashmir must ponder over it.That time has changed. So has the mood of the people. They want the economic well-being and life of dignity and honour- free from conflict. So that the progeny can live lives of prosperity that were denied to the previous generations. Jammu and Kashmir can’t afford to lag behind other states and union territories . Its aspirational youth and demographics show that its society is well equipped to take benefit from Indian resurgence. At the same time it is ready  to defeat the fissiparous tendencies that wrecked its overall growth by insulating it from the national mainstream