The first phase of voting for the ongoing assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir ended on Wednesday. During this time, Pakistan hopes that Article 370 and 35A will be restored in Kashmir once again. Congress and Omar Abdullah’s party National Conference are constantly demanding the restoration of 370 from the state. Now Pakistan has also jumped into this war. The Pakistani Defense Minister has given a big statement regarding Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that Pakistan is with the NC-Congress alliance to restore Article 370 and 35A in Jammu and Kashmir.
Khwaja said that the National Conference-Congress alliance and Pakistan are together on this issue. The Conference-Congress alliance has a strong chance regarding the restoration of Article 370 and 35A. All three of us are on the same page in this matter.
#BREAKING: Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Hamid Mir’s Capital Talk on Geo News says, “Pakistan and National Conference-Congress alliance are on the same page in Jammu & Kashmir to restore Article 370 and 35A”. Big statement amid assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir. pic.twitter.com/vxEVFZI0BK
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Article 370 became an election issue in Kashmir
During a Pakistani program, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said, ‘Sheikh Abdullah and Nehru had decided Article 370 and 35A in Jammu and Kashmir. Now both these parties are saying in the elections that if their government is formed, they will reinstate 370 and 35A.’ Do you think this is possible? On this, the Pakistani minister said, ‘It is possible. The presence of both NC and Congress is important in Jammu and Kashmir. Hopefully they also come to power, they have made it an election issue.’
What does Pakistan want regarding Kashmir?
The Pakistani minister said that Pakistan and the NC-Congress alliance are on the same page regarding the restoration of Article 370 and 35A. Khawaja said that Pakistan has always demanded that the status of Kashmir be restored.
Omar Abdullah separates from Congress on the issue of 370
Nowhere in the manifesto for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir has Congress demanded the restoration of 370 and 35A. At present, Congress is only demanding full statehood for Jammu and Kashmir. Congress’s ally National Conference Party (NA) is raising its voice loudly for the restoration of 370 and 35A. BJP leaders are attacking Congress on this issue.