The Centre on Saturday accused Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti of disrespecting the Indian flag and said that Article 370...
The Centre on Saturday accused Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti of disrespecting the Indian flag and said that Article 370 will not be restored, PTI reported. Mufti had on Friday said that she would not raise the tricolour till the Jammu and Kashmir flag is brought back and that she will not abandon the battle for the special status of the erstwhile state relocated on August 5, 2019.
Union Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Mufti’s comments was “downright denunciation” of the sanctity of the country’s flag. He also asserted that Article 370 was will not be restored as it was revoked following a proper constitutional process and both Houses of Parliament approved it with overwhelming numbers.
“Revoking it [Article 370] was our commitment to the country and people have appreciated it,” Prasad said. “In many ways, Mufti has shown serious disrespect to the very image of India which the tricolour represents.”
The minister also slammed other opposition parties, saying they have maintained a silence at Mufti’s comments showing serious disrespect to the country’s flag even as they criticise the BJP at the “slightest of issues”. “This is hypocrisy and double standard,” he added.
Prasad claimed that the revocation of the article had allowed for...
