Congress MLA Nizamuddin Bhat urges CM to nominate All-Party house panel to follow up statehood matter with Centre

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, MARCH 05 (STC): Congress MLA Bandipora Nizamuddin Bhat on Wednesday urged the government to form a house panel of all parties that would follow the issue of statehood restoration with the Central government.
Speaking in the Assembly, the senior Congress leader said, “There should be no delay in following up the matter with the Central government as delay is doing more harm than any good. For this it is imperative for the house to form a committee, which would follow up the statehood matter with the Central government and the national parties of the country.”
The Congress MLA pointed out two options, “either we go to the government or we go to the people of India. This house should form a committee of all parties to check sincerity of everyone over the issue. I urge the Chief Minister as he has a massive mandate, he will be respected in any democracy that he has come to represent the aspirations of the people.”
He also urged the Chief to himself nominates a house panel of all parties, and seek time from the Prime Minister and the Home Minister. “The delegation led by the Chief Minister put this case before the Central government as this is the state which is in limbo with a denigrated status. We have not been alleviated to some status that we will take pride in,” he said.
Bhat said further said, “We already have a case and the Parliament has also promised us. Let there be either an All-Party delegation or a panel of the house to follow up this matter.” (STC)