For silent majority of Kashmiris, saving Art 370 is a non-issue: state BJP

Claiming that the majority of people in Jammu and Kashmir want early abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that accords special status to the state, the BJP Sunday said the government is working for "total amalgamation" of Kashmiris with the country.

The state unit of the BJP made the claim while launching a blistering attack against National Conference top leadership for terming the BJP-RSS a "grater threat to the state than Pakistan".

"NC vice president Omar (Abdullah) is unhappy because the BJP is assuring the abolition of Article 370, the demand of crore of Indians, but (he) is perfectly comfortable with Pakistan," said state BJP spokesperson Brig (Retd) Anil Gupta.

Claiming that for the people of Jammu and Ladakh and a "silent majority" in Kashmir, saving Article 370 is a "non-issue", Gupta said, "They want its early abrogation so that they can benefit from the economic boom in India, the world's fastest growing economy."