Daijiworld Media Network - Srinagar (AM)

Srinagar, Apr 4: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday, April 4 lambasted BJP president Amit Shah for his statement that Article 35A of the Constitution which grants special rights and privileges, including owning immovable property, jobs and scholarships to permanent residents of the state will be done away by 2020.

Speaking to reporters after filing her nominations to seek election to Lok Sabha from home constituency Anantnag, the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said, “He has said Article 35A will go in 2020. Then that year will also be Jammu and Kashmir’s deadline to the country.”

Further criticising Congress leader and former Union minister and Sadar-e-Riyasat (head of the state) of J&K Dr Karan Singh for his declaration that Article 35A to the state was given by the Indian government not to guarantee its Muslim majority character, she said that his father Maharaja Hari Singh had himself laid the foundation of Article 370 but his son is now saying something different.