New Delhi, August 5: Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad has condemned the BJP government's proposal to scrap Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Azad further accused BJP of murdering the Constitution. Article 370 Revoked, Jammu and Kashmir Loses Statehood: Mehbooba Mufti Calls it 'Darkest Day in Indian Democracy', Here's Who said What on Amit Shah's Announcement.

Following Amit Shah's historic announcement, Azad while speaking in Rajya Sabha said, "Shameful that you have turned Jammu and Kashmir into a non-entity by making a Lt Governor there, so that you can appoint even a peon or a clerk, sitting here(Delhi)."Article 370 Abrogated From Jammu And Kashmir: India on High Alert, MHA Asks States to Ensure Safety of Kashmiris.

Azad further said that BJP has no sense of history and geography and "destroyed" Jammu and Kashmir for more votes. He was quoted saying, "They have not just scrapped Article 370, Article 35-A, but also divided the state. This government has decapitated India. Jammu and Kashmir was the head of India... Jammu Kashmir ka tukde tukde kar diya (they have broken the state into pieces)," while the government moved four bills in Rajya Sabha to reorganise Jammu and Kashmir. Ghulam Nabi Azad Asks Modi Govt to Act Cautiously, Says Wrong Step Might Precipitate 'Deep Crisis'

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As the home minister proposed to revoke Article 370 and bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories - namely Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh, a massive ruckus broke in Rajya Sabha today.

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Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, who is under house arrest since last night, has said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir have been deceived and today is one of the darkest days of Indian democracy.

She tweeted saying, "People like us who placed faith in Parliament, the temple of democracy have been deceived. Those elements in J&K who rejected the ???? constitution & sought resolution under the UN has been vindicated. This will exacerbate the alienation Kashmiris feel."

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