In an event in Kashmir, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has warned those who have even thought of making any changes in the constitutional status of Kashmir.
Under Article 35 (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order 1954, Indian citizenship was extended to the residents of the residents of the state, and Indian Constitution enables the state legislature to provide extra privileges to the permanent residents. citizens from other parts of the country cannot acquire immovable property in Jammu and Kashmir or take up employment with the state government. This Article has been challenged by an NGO in Supreme Court.
She said that mainstream parties like the National Conference and her own Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) risk their workers’ lives who stand up and carry the national flag in Kashmir. She didn’t hesitate while saying that no one will carry the corpse of the national flag in Kashmir if anyone tampers with the Article. The Chief Minister said that by employing such tactics, “you are not targeting separatists who have an agenda to secede but you are weakening the forces who have accepted India, participated in elections. They make efforts to integrate Jammu and Kashmir with India with respect and dignity. You are weakening them.”
The Supreme Court has now referred the case to a three-judge bench for a larger debate over it.