Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister of India, on Sunday said Articles 370 and 35A should be seriously reviewed and scrapped. Article 370 is temporary provision but remained in the Constitution of India because the Constituent Assembly of J&K was dissolved without taking any decision on this temporary provision whereas Article 35A was inserted in the Constitution of India in a clandestine manner and without following the constitutional mandate.

 

 

Taking a potshot at National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, Rajnath said “When a person, who has occupied a Constitutional post says such things, then Articles 370 and 35A should be seriously reviewed. Since these (provisions) have mostly caused losses, Articles 370 and 35A should be scrapped.”

 

He added, “There is a conspiracy in Jammu and Kashmir. Some organizations want to kindle the feelings of separatism among the people, but the majority want to stay with India. Barring three-four organizations, the rest are with India” The LokSabha MP praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi. International Monetary Fund has endorsed that India is growing at rapid speed, he said.