People, parties should have been consulted before abrogation

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said the people of Jammu and Kashmir as well as all other political parties should have been taken into confidence before abrogating the provisions of Article 370, that gave special status to the state.

Siddaramaiah, who is on a tour of flood hit regionsof north Karnataka, especially Belagavi and Bagalkot, tweeted: "The Central government neither convened an all-partymeeting nor spoke to the people of the state before theabrogation of the provisions of Article 370."