People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief, Mehbooba Mufti, has said that she hopes the Indian Supreme Court will not only stay the scrapping of special status of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir but also reverse all laws extended to the territory after the 5 August 2019 actions.
Mehbooba Mufti, in a tweet said IIOJK was robbed of its legal and constitutional special status, divided into two union territories and disempowered. “Yet it took SC (Supreme Court) 3 years to list the case. Hope the Hon’ble court stays not only revocation of Article 370 but also reverses all the illegal laws brought in,” she said.
Mehbooba Mufti’s reaction came against the backdrop of the Indian SC agreeing to list after the summer vacation a bunch of petitions challenging the repeal of special status of IIOJK and its division into two union territories.
On August 5, 2019, the Modi-led government illegally scrapped provisions of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution and split the territory into two union territories – Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.—KMS
