PoK residents would seek merger with J&K if Article 370 remained: Omar Abdullah

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has claimed that people in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir would have demanded a merger with Jammu and Kashmir if Article 370 had remained in force. He also expressed concern over reported deaths, injuries and arrests during protests in PoK. The BJP called his Independence Day remarks irresponsible and accused him of using the occasion for politics.

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday claimed that people living in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) would have risen to join Jammu and Kashmir if the Centre had not revoked the region’s special status.

Abdullah made the remarks during his Independence Day address in Srinagar. The Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status under Article 370 and divided the former state into the........

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