*ISLAMABAD – President of the Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic PartyMehbooba Mufti severely condemned the bill to remove Article 370 about thespecial status of Kashmir and termed it ‘illegal and unconstitutional.”*
In a series of tweets on Monday, Mufti wrote: “Today marks the darkest dayin Indian democracy. [The] Decision of J&K leadership to reject 2 nationtheory in 1947 & align with India has backfired.”
link link“Unilateral decision of GOI [government of India” to scrap Article 370 isillegal & unconstitutional which will make India an occupational force inJ&K,” she said.
The India politician stressed that this development “will have catastrophicconsequences for the subcontinent. GOIs intentions are clear. They want theterritory of J&K by terrorising its people. India has failed Kashmir inkeeping its promises.”
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She also shamed the Indian media and civil society for celebrating thedevelopment “with glee.”
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Earlier, India’s BJP government moved a bill in the upper house of theparliament (Rajaya Sabha) to remove Article 370 from the Indianconstitution about the special status of Kashmir.
Home Minister Amit Shah tabled the bill in the parliament amid oppositionmembers’ protest. Later the bill was signed by the Indian President.