STATE TIMES NEWS
CHENANI : Thousands of participants in National Integration Camp (NIC) at Sudhmahadev organised by JKNPP, declared in one voice that, “Jammu and Kashmir was India, is India and shall be India”.
The camp was inaugurated yesterday by Prof. Bhim Singh, Chief Patron of National Panthers Party by hoisting National Flag. The participants came from different parts of India. National Integration Camp is held by JKNPP every year on the full moon since June, 1977.
Sudhmahadev is in the center of Jammu and Kashmir on the foot of Himalayas and is known for Holy place where Shiva married Parvati and 51 generations of Antal dynasty ruled continuously without interruption till 1947. The principality is known as Chenani which was represented by Prof. Bhim Singh as MLA from 1977 to 1987.
The prominent Panthers Party leaders who participated in the camp included Prof. Bhim Singh, Harsh Dev Singh, former Education Minister and Chairman-JKNPP, Balwant Singh Mankotia, ex-MLA and President-JKNPP, Yashpaul Kundal, former MLA and President, Young Panthers and several others. Number of sessions were held today including women empowerment under the chairmanship of Anita Thakur, General Secretary-JKNPP.
The important session was held under the chairmanmship Harsh Dev Singh, on the State-Centre relations vis-à-vis Article 370, delimitation in J and K, comprehensive settlement of 15 lakh refugees from PoK and Pak settled in Jammu since 1947. Another resolution passed was for immediate establishment of AIIMS in Jammu under the leadership of JKNPP President, Balwant Singh Mankotia.
Prof. Bhim Singh while addressing the participants threw a strong rejoinder to the anti-national elements and the foreign agencies who intend to destabilise India by using J and K as a window to terrorism and said that J and K was India, is India and shall be India. This truth was confirmed by the people of J and K in State Constitution. Section 3 of J and K Constitution says, “J&K is and shall be integral part of India”. He called on youth and leaders of the country to support the Panthers Party to eliminate the enemies of peace and foreign agents who intend to damage India and promote terrorism and militancy in the Indian sub-continent.