JAMMU, July 21 -- Senior Congress leader and DDC Member Suchetgarh, Taranjit Singh Tony, today strongly asserted that the people of Jammu and Kashmir were born in a state, not a Union Territory, and therefore, restoration of full statehood is their constitutional right and not a matter of charity.
In a statement issued here today, Tony said, "The people of Jammu and Kashmir have been robbed of their identity and rights after the downgrading of the erstwhile state into a Union Territory. The BJP has not only remained a silent spectator to this injustice but has also backstabbed the educated youth of Jammu by allowing non-locals to occupy key positions in educational institutions."
Tony pointed out that all universities in Jammu and Kashmir...