Muzaffar Hussain Baig’s impeding return to PDP on Sunday has the party divided, with some still resentful of his stance against Article 370 and actions in 2019
With the Supreme Court judgment last month validating the move to abrogate Article 370 giving Jammu and Kashmir its special status, the book is a timely look-back at the journey that culminated here
While some in the party see Baig’s return as a strategic move on the PDP’s part to put up a united front, others remain critical of him for having opposed Article 370 in 2020. Baig, an advocate, had later defended J&K’s special status in the Supreme Court.
A moderate Hindutva ideologue, the Jana Sangh founder made J&K’s complete integration with the Union of India his fight and died in 1953 while agitating for it.
SRINAGAR: The political class in Jammu and Kashmir has strongly reacted to the centre’s failure in offering any schedule for holding elevations in Jammu and Kashmir and restoring statehood.