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Legislators of National Panthers Party, a regional political outfit of Indian Jammu and Kashmir, held a demonstration in the national capital New Delhi against the Working Groups recommendation on autonomy to the state on Friday. A high level committee, appointed by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, submitted its report to the state chief Omar Abdullah on Wednesday. The panel has recommended consideration of autonomy by the federal government for India's only Muslim majority province, which has been battling insurgency for the past 20 years. Protestors insisted that working groups recommendation on autonomy to the state should not be applied, as it will end the jurisdiction of Supreme Court and election commission of India. The motive behind our protest is to spread this message that if this report (working Groups recommendation on autonomy to the state) is applied then Supreme Court's jurisdiction will end. If this report ends (is applied) then election Commission of India's jurisdiction will end. If this is applied then in Jammu and Kashmir all the fundamental rights will end. It is because Jammu and Kashmir has different constitution and India's constitution is not applicable there, said Bhim Singh, Chairman of the National Panthers Party, a regional political outfit of Indian Jammu And Kashmir. The PM's group, headed by former Supreme Court judge S. Saghir Ahmad, has favored restoring autonomy to the Himalayan state as it enjoyed till 1952, after it acceded to India in 1947. Kashmir's ruling National Conference has been championing for autonomy since 2000 when it moved a resolution in the state Assembly to support the demand. The Assembly adopted the resolution.
