JAMMU, March 4 -- Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister, Kavinder Gupta, criticized the persistent obsession of certain Kashmiri leaders with Article 370 and the restoration of statehood, asserting that these issues are being used to divert attention from the real concerns of the people. He urged the National Conference (NC) MLAs to focus on the commitments made in their poll manifestos instead of wasting the precious time of the House.
In a press release issued here today, Kavinder Gupta stated that despite the Centre's clear stance, some Valley-based legislators continue to harp on the abrogation of Article 370, which he termed as a "closed chapter" that no power can reinstate. He emphasized that the abrogation of Article 37...