31 JULY 2019 STATE OBSERVER NEWS JAMMU
JAMMU: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti has urged all parties to unite and fight against the Centre’s reported move to scrap Article 35A in the state.Speaking to, the PDP chief said, ”There are rumours that Article 35A can be scrapped. With regards to that, we all should unite at the moment….not only political leaders but all political workers, from National Conference, Congress or PDP should go to every household and urge everyone to collectively fight against any attempt to scrap Article 35A inIt may be recalled that the PDP chief had earlier urged all J&K-based parties to unite against Centre’s move to deploy additional 10,000 central armed paramilitary forces in the state to bolster the ongoing anti-terror operations in the state.Issuing a warning to the Centre, the former Jammu and Kashmir chef minister had earlier said that any move to meddle with the Article 35A would be akin to playing with fire and anybody who touches it will be b “35A ke saath chhedd chhadd karna baarood ko haath lagaane ke baraabar hoga. Jo haath 35A ke saath chhedd chaadd karne ke liye uthenge wo haath hi nahi wo saara jism jal ke raakh ho jaega. (Tinkering with Article 35A will be akin to setting a powder keg on fire. If any hand tries to touch Article 35A, not only that hand, but that whole body will be burnt to ashes,)” Mehbooba said.The PDP chief made these remarks while addressing a gathering on PDP’s 20th foundation day event in Srinagar on Sunday.Mehbooba had on Saturday criticised the Centre for its decision to deploy additional 10,000 central armed paramilitary forces (CAPF) in Jammu and Kashmir.urned to ashes.
