LoneMalik gh nabi cniSrinagar, CNI NEWS Peoples Conference president and MLA Sajad Lone on Monday said that the commitments made in 1947 should remain the reference point for any discussion on Jammu and Kashmir’s political status and its relationship with India.Speaking in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, as per news agency— CNI NEWS, Lone said he had “full respect” for the Prime Minister and the Supreme Court, but asserted that Jammu and Kashmir’s presence within India was rooted in the commitments made to its people in 1947.“I have full respect for the Prime Minister of India and the Supreme Court of India. But if we are here today, it is not because of any promise made by the Prime Minister or the Supreme Court.

We are here because of the promises made to the people of J&K in 1947,” Lone said He said the original framework envisaged a structure in which the people of Jammu and Kashmir would have a meaningful say in their governance and would enjoy autonomy and powers to take their own decisions.Questioning the constitutional and legal basis of the Centre’s decision to reorganise Jammu and Kashmir as a Union Territory, Lone asked, “Tell me, the Union government that relegated us — is this within the limits of law or not?” CNI NEWS