NEW DELHI – On Sunday, actor Payal Rohatagi weighed in on the debate aboutArticle 370, saying that if it couldn’t be revoked, Kashmiri Muslims shouldbe asked to ‘leave Kashmir’.
She wrote on Twitter: “If Article 370 can’t be removed then ask#KashmiriMuslims 2 evict Kashmir. Centre should make it #Defence area.Kashmiris start living in other cities of . Kashmir will always be a partof India whether it has Kashmiris in it or no. U guys threw Pandits out,now evict Muslims.”View image on Twitte[image: View image on Twitter]linklink Ads info and privacylinklink
The legal restriction that bars Indians from owning property in Jammu andKashmir is ‘constitutionally vulnerable’ and ‘discriminatory’, Arun Jaitleywrote on Thursday.
“It is used as a political shield by many but it hurt the common citizen ofthe state the most,” Jaitley said in a Facebook post. “It denied them abooming economy, economic activity and jobs.”
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The comments come ahead of general elections to be held in phases startingfrom April 11, at which Modi is seeking re-election. Campaigning is likelyto be dominated by issues of national security, and Kashmir in particular.
