Sajad Lone, President of People’s Conference, criticized the National Conference’s planned Jantar Mantar protest, calling it an effort to bury Article 370. He mentioned receiving an invitation from Farooq Abdullah to join the protest for statehood restoration.
Lone emphasized the importance of Jammu and Kashmir’s status pre-2019 and highlighted the need for statehood. He expressed concerns over the delay in restoring statehood and criticized the National Conference’s motives behind the protest.
Meanwhile, Tanvir Sadiq, National Conference’s chief spokesperson, stated that the party had not yet received official permission for the Jantar Mantar protest scheduled for July 20. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah affirmed the party’s commitment to the protest, even if the venue or mode needs to be altered.
