Rajouri/Jammu: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said they will continue to knock at the Supreme Court's door for the restoration of Article 370 as it is linked with the honour of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The former chief minister said the "frequent" terror attacks, especially in the peaceful Jammu region, contradict the BJP-led government's claim terrorism "finished" with the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an election rally in Budhal in support of party candidate Choudhary Javid, who is pitted against former minister and BJP candidate Choudhary Zulfikar Ali, Abdullah expressed confidence in his party forming the government with its coalition partner Congress after the elections.
Responding to a question on the BJP's clear message that Article 370 has become history and nobody is going to restore it, Abdullah said they will knock on the door of the Supreme Court till the constitutional provision is restored in the Union Territory.
It (restoration of Article 370) is a legal battle because two earlier SC judgments by three-judge benches have made it clear that it is permanent and not a temporary provision. We will go to the top court again and again till we get it back. It is linked with the honour of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Abdullah said.
The NC leader said the BJP blamed them and Article 370 for terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and said the terror incidents, especially in the Jammu region, contradict their claims. I want to ask them that five years have passed since the abrogation of Article 370 but terror incidents are still killing people. Only yesterday, we had an encounter in the Kishtwar district of Jammu, he said.