Lone, who is pitted against former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah in the Baramulla seat, said the NC was "fooling" the people by talking about restoring Article 370 without explaining how.
On Tuesday, Apex Body Leh (ABL), a coalition of social, religious and political bodies from Leh, issued a statement welcoming the court’s decision as a “strong step in the direction of strengthening national integration”. The Kargil region, however, remained skeptical, particularly over the question of Ladakh's statehood.
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: Supreme Court refused to rule on the validity of the Presidential rule imposed in Jammu and Kashmir in December 2018 since it was not specifically challenged by the petitioner, the Chief Justice of India said.
The judgment, in its layers and nuances, could have provided closure that the majority of Kashmiris seek; honouring the transition away from what's finished to something new