SrinagarAdvising Ram Madhav to read Kashmir history, National Conference President and Parliament member Dr Farooq Abdullah Monday said Kashmirs accession with India is conditional and India should not link us with any other state.
Farooq said Ram Madhav was unaware of the historical facts about Kashmir. He knows RSS and BJP. He doesnt know Kashmir. He has been planking. He should look into the history of Kashmir rather than speak about it, he said.
He said that no other Indian state acceded with India rather they merged with it. We acceded with India on some conditions. India should not link us with other states. This is wrong to link us with other states. I have told this to many Prime Ministers in past. Do you remember what Narsimha Rao as Prime Minister said in the Parliament? He said as far as autonomy is concerned: Sky is the limit, but no azadi.
We want autonomy to be restored, Farooq Abdullah said adding that
It is within the Indian Constitution I am asking for autonomy and not asking anything like moon.
On Article 35, Dr Farooq Abdullah said: We are going to defend Article 35A. There is no change in our stance.
He said the current movement was political in nature and it has nothing to do with Islam. It is not an Islamic movement nor are we fighting for Pakistan, he said.
Farooq Abdullah defended that remarks of P. Chadambaram about autonomy and said that Indian Prime Minister Mr Modi is absolutely wrong. I heard what Chidambaram said and I feel Prime Minister is absolutely wrong.
Chidambaram is correcting in asserting that majority of the people in Kashmir want autonomy. If Government of India will deny the same, then not far are the days when people will shout for Azadi, he said.
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