Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir):The Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference on Monday said it has filed a plea in the Supreme Court to seek early hearing of a batch of petitions against the Centre's August 5, 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution and reorganise the erstwhile state.
The party said it has made out a very strong prima facie case and the issues raised are under consideration of a Constitution Bench of the apex court.
"J&K People's Conference moves SC, seeks early hearing of a batch of petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 and reorganisation of J&K," the party tweeted on its official handle.
The party statement said that notwithstanding the fact that a final hearing on these petitions against abrogation of the special status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and abrogation of the state Constitution, and notwithstanding the prevailing coronavirus pandemic conditions, sweeping changes were brought about by the Centre that impacted the rights of a large number of people, including dilution of the safeguards earlier available to the permanent residents of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.