Wani’s reaction came a day after PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti applauded her party’s three MLAs who raised the demand for restoration of Article 370 in the recent session of the Assembly.
PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday commended the role of the party's three MLAs for effectively raising the demand for restoration of Articles 370 and 35A and articulating public sentiments in the recently held first session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly.
Speaking to reporters during her visit to Budgam district, Mehbooba expressed dissatisfaction with the resolution, stating that it failed to address the abrogation of Article 370 on 5 August 2019.
In a significant development, ruling National Conference (NC) leader and MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Friday issued a stern warning against any attempts to misinterpret the resolution seeking restoration of J&K’s special status passed by the Assembly in its recent session.
He will have a tenure of six months and three days. He will demit office on May 13, 2025.
The resolutions, set to be debated in the European Parliament next Wednesday and voted the day after, come less than two months before PM Modi is likely to travel to Brussels for the India-EU summit on March 13.
Services were suspended in the Valley as a precautionary measure ahead of the Republic Day.
Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s TRS voted against the legislation, but he is silent on NRC.
The US also described the visit by its ambassador and other foreign envoys to Jammu and Kashmir earlier this month as 'a useful step'.
There is no attempt to counter apprehensions about the National Register of Citizens, especially given the Assam experience, where over 19 lakh people were left out of the NRC and are currently in a state of limbo.
