Abrogation of Art 370 complicated Kashmir issue: Mufti

SRINAGAR: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti has expressed her concerns regarding the abrogation of Article 370, stating that it has further complicated the Kashmir issue.

According to a Kashmir Media Service report on Wednesday, Mehbooba Mufti addressing party workers in Islamabad district, said, “Kashmir issue will not be allowed to be forgotten. 370 did not resolve the Kashmir issue; rather, it further complicated it; time will come when they will understand what they have done with J and K.”

Mufti urged people to voice their concerns, highlighting that the decision taken in 2019 is not acceptable to the people of IIOJK. She stated, “Kashmiris remain silent and at times, they even appear dead but when it comes to it, they show what is right and what is wrong.”

Reflecting on the aftermath of the 2019 decision, Mufti lamented the state of affairs in IIOJK, describing it as a “jail.”

She criticized the restrictions on freedom of speech and continued repression in the territory, emphasizing the need for a platform to voice grievances and concerns.