'Nothing less than death sentence': J&K ex-CM Mehbooba Mufti on SC verdict upholding abrogation of Article 370
FirstpostFormer chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti urged the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh not to be disheartened or lose hope over the decision of the Supreme Court The Supreme Court’s verdict of upholding abrogation of Article 370 “is nothing less than a death sentence,” People’s Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti said, adding that it marked the defeat of the idea of India with which the Muslim-majority state had acceded in 1947. It is nothing less than a death sentence not only for Jammu and Kashmir but for the idea of India,” Mehbooba said in a video message posted by her on social media platform X. pic.twitter.com/liRgzK7AT7 — Mehbooba Mufti December 11, 2023 Mehbooba, who was also the chief minister earlier, urged the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh not to be disheartened or lose hope over the decision of the Supreme Court. The former chief minister further said the Supreme Court declaring the Article 370 as a temporary provision of the constitution has strengthened the forces who claim that the accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India is temporary.