Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 27: Ex-MP, Dr. Mehboob Beg has cautioned Congress against raising the Article 370 and 35-A bogey.
“I would advise Congress to flip the pages of history and see how they played their part in eroding the special status enjoyed by J&K. To speak about preserving the special status of the State is one thing, but how they acted when in power is for anyone to see,” Beg stated in a handout adding: “Let Congress first answer as to who was responsible for changing the nomenclature of the Prime Minister of J&K to Chief Minister, who changed ‘Sadr-e-Riyasat’ to ‘Governor’?”
Beg also said that Congress single handedly eroded Article 370.
“It is better they stick to talking about ‘development’ related issues, to wander into the realm of supporting Article 370 adn 35-A does not suit them, we are all aware of the history,” he maintained.