People supporting Article 370 abrogation unaware of ground situation, history of J&K: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Democratic Progressive Azad Party chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said some people supporting the abrogation of Article 370 in the Supreme Court are unaware of the ground situation and history of Jammu and Kashmir. He expressed firm belief in the Supreme Court, hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the abrogation of the constitutional provision, and said Article 370 was scrapped in an «unconstitutional» manner.
«Those who are opposing (Article 370 in the Supreme Court) do not know the ground situation, history, geography, advantages and disadvantages of the constitutional provision. It was not meant for any particular area, province or religion but was equally beneficial to all — people living in cities and villages,» Azad told reporters on the sidelines of a public rally in Doda district.
He was responding to a question about some parties filing petitions in support of the abrogation of Article 370 in the Supreme Court. The Centre abrogated Article 370 granting special status to Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019, and bifurcated the erstwhile state into two Union Territories — Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
«I have full faith in the Supreme Court, being the guardian of the Indian Constitution, which will look into all legal aspects of abrogation of Article 370. The Apex court will delve into constitutional procedures adopted to abrogate it,» Azad said, adding Article 370 was taken away from Jammu and Kashmir «forcibly and unconstitutionally».
Azad also expressed grief over the recent killing of three soldiers in south Kashmir's Anantnag district and frequent militancy-related incidents in the border district of Rajouri in the Jammu region. «The militancy was almost finished (in Rajouri) but over the past six
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