Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president G A Mir Monday said no power can revoke Articles 370 and 35-A of the Constitution and the provisions were a bridge between the people of the state and the Union of India.
Mir was reacting to the reported remarks of BJP president Amit Shah underscoring his party's commitment to abrogating theses special provisions.
Asked about what the Narendra Modi government had done to meet the BJP's promise to repeal Articles 370 and 35-A, Shah had told a news channel on Sunday that his party remains firm on its commitment, but cited lack of majority in the Rajya Sabha as the reason behind not fulfilling it so far.
Mir, the chief of the Congress's state unit, said, "This is just an election 'jumla' (jingoism) and people of the country are not giving them mandate again and so. It is their desperation."