Former Union Minister Arif Mohammad Khan hails move on Article 370

Former Union Aviation Minister Arif Mohammad Khan hailed the government's decision to scrap special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution. He also slammed the Congress party for calling it a UN matter.

New Delhi: Former Union Minister Arif Mohammad Khan, who held Aviation portfolio during Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's tenure, has hailed Modi government's decision to revoke special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution.

Referring to the Shimla agreement, Khan took a jibe at the present Congress leadership for calling it a UN matter. He also added that Kashmir is a bilateral issue since 1973. Talking about the benefits of the move, Khan said, "Article 370 was neither under the jurisdiction of Supreme Court nor CAG, it only helped politicians and civil servants. This article never allowed common people to ask questions from the established authority." On the clampdown, he said that whatever is happening in the valley right now has been done to safeguard people from cross-border terrorism.