The leader of the National Conference, Omar Abdullah, attacked the Minister of the Union, Ravi Shankar Prasad (Archive)
Srinagar:
National Conference Leader Omar Abdullah today criticized Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for comments on the restoration of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, reminding him that India’s judiciary was independent and asking him not to. question the judges of the Supreme Court.
“Dear Ravi Shankar PrasadHeeWe do not expect you to restore anything, but unless you suggest that the Supreme Court has renounced its independence and takes a dictation from you, please do not presume to know what the honorable justices will decide, “Abdullah wrote on Twitter.
On Saturday, Mr. Prasad responded to a call from PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti for a new push against the central government on Article 370 and other issues related to Jammu and Kashmir.
The minister said that not only would a special status not be restored to the region, as Ms Mufti demanded, but also that her comments on the national flag were “a frank denunciation”.
Prasad also said that J & K’s special status, which was removed in August last year and followed by the prolonged detention of political leaders in the region, as well as a massive security blanket to prevent backlash and protests, was revoked after a proper constitutional process. .
Dear Ravi Shankar Prasad ji, we do not expect you to restore anything, but unless you suggest that the Supreme Court has renounced its independence and takes an order from you, do not presume that you know what the honorable judges will decide. https://t.co/s8rD3Us6JU
– Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) October 25, 2020
A day earlier, Ms Mufti, in her first press conference since being released from 14 months in detention, said that she would not raise the national flag until the flag, constitution and status of Jammu and Kashmir (as in article 370).
In a scathing attack on the center, he called them “thieves” who had stolen constitutionally guaranteed rights. Mufti also said his party would not “abandon the constitutional battle” to claim a special status that had been withdrawn by the center.
Hours later, BJP and Congressional leaders at J&K reacted strongly to his comments.
J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina demanded that the former chief minister be searched for a “seditious act and put behind bars.” Congressional spokesman Ravinder Sharma said such statements were “intolerable and unacceptable.”
Currently, the Supreme Court is hearing multiple petitions filed by various major J&K political parties, including the National Conference, against the central government’s decision to revoke the special status for the previous state.
Along with the revocation of the special status, the central government also divided J&K into two union territories.
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