LADAKH CRISIS: MP Agha Ruhullah alleges dissent being silenced

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 29 (STC): People in Ladakh are now experiencing the fallout of the 2019 move that downgraded and split Jammu and Kashmir, said MP Agha Syed Ruhullah Mehdi today in an interaction with media persons.
He said that decisions affecting the region are taken in Delhi without local consent. He also alleged that even former BJP supporters in Ladakh are facing cases under UAPA and NSA for expressing disagreement.
The MP said the National Conference stands with the people of Ladakh in their struggle. “If they are demanding inclusion in the Sixth Schedule or restoration of their rights, we are with them,” he added.
He said the challenges being faced in Ladakh are similar to those in Kashmir and Jammu. “What was happening in Kashmir is now happening in Ladakh and Jammu as well,” he said
Commenting on the Budgam bypoll, he said, “Once the election is announced, we will see. One major responsibility people have given us is to stop the BJP. Acting on that is both a political and moral duty.”
He said that any Assembly seat falling vacant must go to polls within six months.
Referring to the 2018 dissolution of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, he alleged, “When the Assembly was dissolved, elections should have been held within six months. That delay was illegal. There was a conspiracy behind it to keep the Assembly out of place.”

Welcoming the recent appointment of observers by the Election Commission for by-elections he said, “We have heard that observers have been appointed. It is hoped the by-elections will be held with Bihar.”
(Straight Talk Communications)