The Congress on Monday demanded immediate restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and said assembly elections should be held there immediately to enable people to elect a government of their choice.
The party’s reaction came after the SC unanimously upheld the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 that bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, and directed restoration of statehood “at the earliest” as well as elections to the assembly by September 30 next year.
Congress leaders P Chidambaram and Abhishek Singhvi said the judgement of the Supreme Court in cases concerning the abrogation of Artitcle 370 has decided many issues, but has left some.
The Judgement needs a careful study, Chidambaram said, noting “prima facie we respectfully disagree with judgment on the manner in which Art 370 was abrogated”. He said the Congress has always demanded restoration of full statehood of J and K and “we welcome the SC verdict in this regard”.
