New Delhi: Opposition party came down heavy on Central government BJP for scrapping Article 370 by employing a presidential decree with Rajya Sabha leader Ghulam Nabi Azad labelling the saffron party as ‘traitorous’.
The BJP government has “cut off the head of India” today and destroyed the history of Jammu and Kashmir for votes he said on his way out of the parliament today, News 18 reports.
Former CM of Jammu and Kashmir, Azad said that the BJP government has “murdered the Constitution of India” by revoking special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
“I say that Maharaja Hari Singh didn’t chose Pakistan over India despite being of the same religion because he trusted in our secular framework. But, that trust has been broken,” Azad said.
“They have not just scrapped Article 370, Article 35-A, but also divided the state. This government has decapitated India. Jammu and Kashmir was the head of India… Jammu Kashmir ka tukde tukde kar diya (they have broken the state into pieces),” Ghulam Nabi Azad said.
“These people (the BJP) have come to power lately. They do not know… have not considered the strategic aspects… we have a long border with China, we have a border with Pakistan and with Pakistan Occupied Kashmir… to play around with border state, its people… it is being a traitor to the country,” Azad added.