Maha: Pawar, Ambedkar hit out at Centre over Article 370 move

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Monday expressed disappointment that the Centre had revoked Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir without taking the state's people and leaders into confidence.

The decision was announced in the Rajya Sabha by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Speaking to reporters here, Pawar said, "I can name Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mehbooba Mufti, Omar and Farooq Abdullah who have always taken a stand to stay with India. They should have been taken into confidence and it would have looked a wiser decision."
Ambedkar said, "Amit Shah, while moving the resolution to scrap Article 370, said Article 370 (1) will stay but sections 2 and 3 will go."
Elaborating, he said, "The second aspect of the move is about Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). The J-K Assembly and its Constitution has reserved some places for representation of people from PoK. Does it mean the Indian government is going to give up its claim on Pakistan occupied Kashmir?"