Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 18: Former Union Minister Prof Saifuddin Soz today said that not only statehood but the internal autonomy matters the most, which is the major demand of the people of Jammu and Kashmir
“It is unfortunate that some people deliberately try to distract the people of J&K State from real issues to the margins of less important propositions. Yes, reducing J&K State’s status to a Union Territory happens to be an element of tomfoolery, in which the Central Govt. indulged recklessly. But, the people of Jammu and Kashmir are essentially fighting for restoration of the internal autonomy enshrined in the now-abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution of India,” Soz said.
He said the Central Govt had no Constitutional and Legal authority to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution of India, unilaterally. It happened to be the cornerstone of the J&K State’s relationship with the Union of India. “I am confident that the people of the J&K will succeed in getting Article 370 restored,” Soz claimed.
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