After Farooq’s protest invite, Mirwaiz calls for Art 370 inclusion; BJP shreds NC
Farooq Abdullah has invited various political figures to a protest demanding the restoration of J&K statehood, sparking backlash from the BJP. The BJP criticized the National Conference for its past governance record and alleged corruption.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights the deep political polarization in Jammu and Kashmir regarding the abrogation of Article 370 and the region's political future.
SRINAGAR: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah’s invitation to 52 national and regional politicians to join the July 20 protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to demand the restoration of Jammu & Kashmir’s statehood has evoked strong reactions. Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq called for broadening the protest’s agenda, while BJP tore into NC, saying it would not join separatists and those responsible for the deaths of Kashmiri teenagers during the 2010 unrest.On Thursday, Farooq sent letters to 52 people, describing the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of J&K state into two Union Territories on Aug 5, 2019, as a “deeply flawed decision”, and appealing to them to join NC’s “peaceful, democratic protest” for the “cause of federalism”.
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