National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah, reacting to the Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370 of the Constitution, said in a social media post that he is disappointed with the decision but he has not lost hope and the struggle will continue.“Disappointed but not disheartened. The struggle will continue. It took the BJP decades to reach here. We are also prepared for the long haul. #WeShallOvercome #Article370,” Abdullah posted on X.
The Supreme Court, on Monday, upheld the Union Government’s decision to abrogate Article 370 of the constitution, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and said that every decision taken by the Centre on behalf of a State can’t be subject to a legal challenge. Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone also expressed his disappointment in the Supreme Court’s decision and posted on X, “The Supreme Court verdict on Article 370 is disappointing. Justice yet again eludes the people of J and K. Article 370 may have been legally obliterated but will always remain a part of our political aspirations. The post further read, “In the case of statehood, the Supreme Court sidestepped even commenting on it, thus protecting the entire country from any future misuse, by citing precedence. Yet the same misuse was subtly endorsed in J & K. Let us hope at a future date Justice wakes up from its slumber of pretense.”
INDIA bloc member and UBT Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray however welcomed the Supreme Court decision.
“We welcome because we supported the removal of Article 370. this is the hope that SC has given the second order that elections should be held there by September, the people there should get the opportunity to vote in the open air, if PoK comes before the elections, then there will be Elections in the entire Kashmir” Uddhav Thackeray said in a statement.