BJP govt's pursuance of 'blind law' in J-K causing lot of harm to country: Cong

The Congress on Thursday accused the BJP government of pursuing "blind law" in Jammu and Kashmir and alleged that it caused a lot of harm to the country and the Constitution.

It also feared that if the ruling dispensation wishes, there can be a Kashmir-like situation in any part of the country.

Senior Congress leader and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Nabi Azad said one month has passed since people were detained.

"This is probably the first time in the world, not just in India, that a law was framed where people of the state were detained for over a month and cut off from the entire world," he claimed.

"We have never seen such 'andha kanoon' (blind law) anywhere in the world which the BJP has implemented in Jammu and Kashmir. This has also caused a lot of harm to the country," Azad said.

The Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha said there is no telephone or Internet facility, people are not allowed to meet each other and leaders who are outside Jammu and Kashmir are not allowed to visit their home state.

He said three former chief ministers have been kept under "house arrest" and the fourth, who is in Delhi, is not allowed to visit his home.

"Maybe, this is the first such incident since 1947 too as no such incident happened where people cannot speak frankly, nor raise their voice against the government, cannot move around freely and talk to anyone, including their relatives," Azad said.

His party colleague Shashi Tharoor said, "Is this Indian democracy at its finest or a violation of the basic spirit of our Constitution? If it can be done to Kashmir today, it can be done to any part of India tomorrow. All you have to do is declare president's rule, do what you like to the state and your appointed governor will give you all the consent you need."