Article 35A: Omar Abdullah says ‘fiddling with Jammu & Kashmir’s special status will have serious consequences’
Omar Abdullah.
As the Supreme Court hearing on Article 35A is going to be held soon, the National Conference vice-president, Omar Abdullah, on Monday, said any fiddling with Jammu & Kashmir’s special status would have serious and far-reaching consequences in the state.
While addressing party functionaries, workers and delegates at the NC headquarters at Srinagar, Abdullah warned that the situation in the state would become much worse than the one in Arunachal Pradesh if the rights under Article 35A and Article 370 of the Constitution were fiddled with.
He said, “They threaten us every day with (Article) 35A. I want to tell the Centre that see the situation in Arunachal Pradesh, where there is no militancy, no stone-pelting. A peaceful state like Arunachal Pradesh is also up in flames. The people there have hit the roads in order to save their permanent resident status.”
Abdullah further said, “that I believe should act as an eye-opener for those who are inimical to Article 370, Article 35A. Any misadventure in fiddling with the state’s special status will unarguably have serious and far-reaching consequences in Jammu and Kashmir. The situation will be worse than what it is in Arunachal Pradesh.”
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