SRINAGAR, AUG 05: Former CM and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday marched out on Srinagar streets while observing 5th August as black day.
PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti said that today is a day of mourning for Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP government started harassment and vandalism in 2019. It is unfortunate that BJP is celebrating while Kashmir is mourning. We will oppose it. We will force the government to talk to Pakistan to address the external dimensions.
PDP workers were raising slogans take back black judgement of black day at earliest. PDP has been advocating for restoration of special status of Jammu and Kashmir despite that dozens of leaders have left the party.
Significantly, on August 5, 2019, Article 370 was abolished from Jammu and Kashmir and its special status was also abolished and the erstwhile state was divided into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Mufti and her PDP have been quite vocal in opposing the Centre’s move two years ago. Not only this, Mehbooba Mufti was placed under house arrest for a long time.
“Today is a day of mourning for Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP government started oppression, vandalism in 2019. It is unfortunate that the BJP is celebrating while Kashmir is mourning. We will oppose it. We will let the government look at external dimensions. Will force to talk to Pakistan to address,” Mehbooba Mufti said.