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Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Thursday that the measures taken on August 5, 2019, regarding Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s special status were unconstitutional, and protests for its restoration will continue.
\n\u201cEveryone knows that what happened on August 5, 2019, is unconstitutional. So, the entire country supports the protests right now. Yesterday you saw the protest at Parliament. This will continue,\u201d Abdullah told reporters here.
\nThe BJP-led central government abrogated Article 370 on August 5, 2019, revoking the special constitutional status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcating it into the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
\nWhen asked about his policy on restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, the former chief minister said his party has a policy on the issue. \u201cI don\u2019t have any policy; the National Conference has a policy,\u201d he said. Regarding Union Minister Giriraj Singh\u2019s remarks against PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, the NC president said she can respond to the question.
\nOn Wednesday, protests and celebrations marked the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. The NC and opposition PDP held protests in all districts, demanding the restoration of the special status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
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