We will fight, will got to court: Farooq Abdullah on Art370

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Press Trust of India Srinagar/New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 06 2019 | 6:30 PM IST

Comparing the revocation of Article 370 by the Centre as "body being carved", National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said they will fight and go to court against the Modi government's decision.

In his first remarks since the Union government on Monday revoked provisions of Article 370 to take away state's special status, and proposed its bifurcation into the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, Abdullah said a "dictatorial" authority has been invoked and not a "democratic" one.

Talking to TV channels in Srinagar, Abdullah said,"as soon as the gates will open, our people will be out, we will fight, we'll go to the court. We're not gun-runners, grenade-throwers, stone-throwers, we believe in peaceful resolution of things."
Responding to NCP's Supriya Sule in Lok Sabha, Shah said,"he (Abdullah) is neither under detention nor under arrest. He is at his home on his own will."
Getting teary-eyed while talking to reporters, Abdullah said after "dividing the regions, are they going to divide people's hearts also. Are they going to put Muslims one side, Hindus one side, Buddhists one side? Is that what they want? Is this what India is. My India is for all, everyone who believes in a secular nation, who believes in unity."
He also said,"how do you think you would feel when your body is being carved. The body that stood together in all odds, fought every evil unitedly. Today how do you think people feel who have stood by this nation as to how we have been betrayed."

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First Published: Aug 06 2019 | 6:30 PM IST

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