Jammu, Aug. 2 -- Ahead of the sixth anniversary of the revocation of Article 370, People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday launched a strong attack on the BJP-led Central government, saying the policy to strip Jammu and Kashmir of its special status has "completely failed."

Addressing reporters in Jammu on Saturday, Mufti said, "Six full years have passed since August 5, 2019. At that time, Jammu and Kashmir's special status was taken away, and Article 370 was revoked with the claim that everything would be fine in Jammu and Kashmir. But we have seen that the policy has completely failed."

Mufti alleged that the internal situation in the region has deteriorated rather than improved, pointing to ongoing securi...