Attacking the Centre over the abrogation of Article 370, former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti said the Constitution she believed in has been desecrated.
India will run on the Constitution, not BJP’s manifesto, she said.
Addressing her first press conference after being released from a 14-month detention Mufti said the Centre has nothing to show to ask for votes.
Dacoits snatched our flag: Mufti
“They say you can buy land in J&K, we’ve abrogated Article 370. Then they said they will give free vaccines. Today PM Modi had to speak of Article 370 for votes. This government has failed to solve the issues of this nation,” she said.
Speaking on IMF’s latest Economic Outlook which placed Bangladesh ahead of India in GDP per capita, Mufti said, “We are even behind Bangladesh when it comes to the economy. Be it unemployment or any other issue, they have failed on all fronts.”
She further said that when the Centre fails on all fronts, it is reminded of Kashmir and Article 370.
When reporters asked her about the J&K flag placed on the desk she called it ‘our flag’ saying “we will take tricolour in our hand when we get our flag back”.
‘China speaks of Article 370 too’
The 61-year-old leader also said she won’t take part in elections without the constitution and flag of the erstwhile state of J&K.
Parroting National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah’s views on China, Mufti said that Beijing speaks of Article 370 too, calling it disputed and asking why it was made UT?
J&K came into international view like never before after abrogation, she added.
On China alleged encroachment of the Indian territory the PDP supremo said it’s a fact that China captured 1000 sq km of our land and somehow India managed to get back around 40 km.
Mainstream Kashmir parties have signed the Gupkar Declaration forming an alliance to seek reversal of the constitutional changes in Jammu and Kashmir made on August 5, 2019.