Mehbooba Mufti, the President of the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (PDP,) said today, the 5th of August, is the darkest day in Indian democracy.
Ms. Mufti said, “It will have catastrophic consequences for the subcontinent. GoI’s intentions are clear. They want the territory of Jammu and Kashmir by terrorizing its people. India has failed Kashmir in keeping its promises (sic.)”
Mehbooba Mufti took to Twitter and said, “Today marks the darkest day in Indian democracy. The decision of J&K leadership to reject 2 nation theory in 1947 & align with India has backfired. Unilateral decision of GOI to scrap Article 370 is illegal & unconstitutional which will make India an occupational force in Jammu and Kashmir (sic.)”
On the other hand, Indian National Congress (INC) leader Ghulam Nabi Azad deemed the action of the Bharatiya Janata Party as the “murder of the Constitution of India.”
Ghulam Nabi Azad said, “I never thought that this would happen to my state. This state is the ‘head of our country’ and today that ‘head’ has been cut off.”
The motion to repeal Article 370 will be passed with a simple majority in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha.
The resolution was supported by many Parties in the Parliamentary house, whereas some considered it as unconstitutional.
The Parties which supported the BJP for the resolution to scrap Article 370 are the Telugu Desam Party (TDP,) the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP,) the Biju Janata Dal (BJD,) the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK,) the Aam Aadmi Party, the Shiv Sena Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP.)
On the other hand, the INC, the Trinamool Congress (TMC,) the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) opposed the resolution.
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 will also be passed if the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha approve the bill with a majority of votes.
Stay tuned for further updates.
