Kashmir issue not resolved permanently yet: Omar Abdullah

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday termed the BJP’s claim that the revocation of Article 370 resolved the issue of Kashmir permanently as irrational and asked if the Centre’s August 5, 2019 decisions also resolved the occupation of a part of the undivided princely state by Pakistan. Taking a swipe at the BJP over its assertion, Mr. Abdullah said, “If, for a minute, we accept the issue of the part of Jammu and Kashmir which is on this side has been permanently resolved, one part of Jammu and Kashmir lies on the other side of the border. When the BJP claims the Kashmir issue is resolved permanently, should we believe the issue of the part of Kashmir on the other side of the LoC too has been resolved. He also that both houses of the Indian Parliament had on February 22, 1994 unanimously passed a resolution, emphasizing that Jammu and Kashmir was an integral part of India, and that Pakistan “must vacate the areas of the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir, which they have occupied through aggression”.