Opp. parties are silent on Article 370, says Omar
Jammu, 29: Slamming the Congress for its silence, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Monday said his party will single-handedly continue its fight for the restoration of Article 370, if the grand old party is not ready to fight this battle. J&K’s future is linked to the special status guaranteed by the Constitution, he said, adding that the case for restoration of Article 370 is very strong.
The former chief minister accused the BJP of “murdering democracy” in the Union Territory, after abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019, by rendering institutions, including newspapers, feeble and said it has rendered “hollow” India’s slogan of being the biggest democracy in the world.
“Our case (for restoration of Article 370 before the Supreme Court) is very strong... We expected support from opposition parties but they are silent. Our existence is linked
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to this article,” said Abdullah, who is currently on a tour of the Chenab valley region, while addressing a public meeting at Kishtwar town.
Earlier, Abdullah, along with other senior party leaders, including general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar, paid obeisance at the famous shrines of Hazrat Shah Farid-udDin Bagdadi and Hazrat Shah Asrar-udDin Wali and prayed for lasting peace and prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir.
Referring to the reported remarks of senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad that it is meaningless to speak about Article 370, Abdullah said, “I’m disappointed by his statement as he is a senior leader and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.”