Seeking Article 370 restoration from BJP a childish move: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah has maintained that seeking the restoration of Article 370 from the BJP, the very party responsible for its removal is nothing short of “foolish.” However, he added that this would not deter his party from keeping the issue alive and continuing their efforts.
According to Media Service, Omar Abdullah’s remarks came in the aftermath of the 2024 Sham-polls held in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), in which the NC-Congress alliance emerged victorious.
“Our political stand will not change. We have never said that we will remain silent on Article 370 or that Article 370 is not an issue for us now. I have said this many times before the elections that hoping for the restoration of Article 370 from the people who snatched it will be foolish,” NC leader said, adding.”We will keep this issue alive. We will continue to talk on this and hope that tomorrow there will be a change of government in the country, there will be a new setup with which we can discuss this and get something for IIOJK.”
Omar Abdullah called upon Indian Premier Modi to fulfill his promise of restoring IIOJK’s statehood, stripped in 2019 when Article 370 was abrogated. This call came as the NC-Congress alliance made the restoration of statehood a key election plank. “The Modi must honor his word, “and I hope he lives up to his word”, Omar Abdullah said.
