Supreme Court Judgment on Article 370, Death Kneel to Fissiparous Tendencies
Omkar Dattatray
The Supreme Court’s landmark Judgment of 11th December 2023 is a great setback to the separatist tendencies and it will definitely prove a death kneel to the separatist ideology and to the separatists .The Supreme Court verdict will lead to the national integration ,national unity and it is the triumph of the philosophy of Eak Bharat Shraisht Bharat and it will strengthen the bonds of national unity .It is also an endorsement to the resolve of the Modi governments decision of equating Jammu and Kashmir with other states of Indian union and it will defeat the forces of doom and mayhem hell bent to destroy the unity in diversity of India .In fact the crucial and historical judgment will reinforce the threads of national integration and it will necessarily defeat the forces hell bent to destroy the much valued integration of Jammu and Kashmir with the national mainstream .The decision of the Apex Court reflects the national interest of India and it emphasizes the paramount importance and necessity of national interest and so the decision will further the national interest as it was above all taken in the national interest .The decision of the Supreme Court also is the understanding and wisdom of the judiciary about its stress that Jammu and Kashmir is an inseparable and integral part and parcel of India and thus it is a setback to those who work against the national unity and national integration and it will defeat the forces who are working against the sovereignty of India .The decision of the top court is in fact a boost to national integration and national harmony and cohesion and it is a stamp on the validity and constitutionality of the Modi’s August 5,2019 decision and it validates and legally justifies the far reaching decision of the abrogation of article 370 of the constitution .This historical and epoch making judgment will be written in the golden letters in the political history of the independent India .The Judgment has clearly outlined that the sovereignty of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir has ceased at the time it has acceded to the Indian union and it is the inalienable and integral part of the Indian union and the rite of the Indian constitution applies equally to this part of the country .The decision of the top court is the answer to those who advance the futile and antinational cause of disintegrating India and the decision will frustrate the designs of the anti national elements hell bent to destroy the unity ,integrity and sovereignty of India. It has rightly stated by the PM Narendra Modi that the Supreme court verdict is not only a legal triumph but it is a resolve of new India and a ray of hope for the future of the country .Besides it is the victory of national integration as the decision will boost and strengthen the integration as it is the legal integration as with this decision ,the national integration will get a boost .The decision will completely and fully integrate Jammu and Kashmir with India .It is a big setback to those forces who advocate separatism ,fundamental and extremism and at the same time it will result in the full integration of Jammu and Kashmir with the Indian union .The decision of the top court will reinforce the integration of J &K with India and thus it is the approval by the highest court to the decision of abrogating the special status granted to the erstwhile state by the Indian constitution by virtue of controversial article 370 of the Indian constitution .The historical and crucial judgment will serve the cause of integration and will defeat the forces who advocate separatism and extremism and it is a big jolt to those who advocate separatist tendencies .The crucial decision will serve as a deterrent to terrorists and forces of mayhem and doom ,rather it will be discourage and defeat separatism and extremism and will ensure the fuller and total integration of Jammu and Kashmir with India .The countrymen felt a sigh of relief on the decision of the top court of the land which in fact placed a stamp of approval on the decision of the centre government of abrogating article 370 and the people by and large were pleased on the judgment as it is has been delivered in national interest.PM Narendra Modi has welcomed the top court decision and said that the court, in its profound wisdom ,has fortified the very essence of unity that we as ,Indians ,hold dear and cherish above all .He said that the Supreme Court verdict on the abrogation of article 370 is historic and constitutionally upholds the decision taken by the parliament of India on 5th August 2019.According to PM ,the supreme court decision is a resounding declaration of hope ,progress and unity for our sisters and brothers of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh .The court verdict is not just a legal judgment ,it is a beacon of hope ,a promise of a better future and the testament to our collective resolve to build a stronger ,more united India .Supreme Court said that it holds that Jammu and Kashmir did not retain an element of internal sovereignty after it acceded to India .The Supreme Court holds that Jammu and Kashmir became an integral part of India as is evident from article 1 and article 370 of the Indian constitution .The top court holds that article 370 was an interim arrangement due to war conditions in the state and hence it is a temporary and transitory provision and it therefore has to die its own death and so has the supreme court put a seal of approval on the Modi governments decision of abrogation of article 370.The Indian parliament has with one stroke annulled the controversial article 370 which was the main cause of separatism and secession in Jammu and Kashmir and therefore it had to die .Now the highest court of the country has affixed its seal of approval to the Modi government’s decision of August 5,2019.The Supreme court has rightly acted in national interest in pronouncing its crucial and historic judgment on the abrogation of article 370.To conclude it can be opined that the Supreme Court verdict is a death kneel to the fissiparous tendencies and to the separatist designs and to militancy and separatism and thus the people of the country including of Jammu and Kashmir have welcomed it save some regional parties who are disappointed by the decision of the top court only for their vote bank interest and for their political relevance in Jammu and Kashmir as they have lost the political space in J &K .Let the abrogation result into peace ,development and the flood gates of investment in Jammu and Kashmir.
(The author is a columnist,social and KP activist).