Saifuddin Soz

Senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz on Tuesday termed as "misleading" the claim made allegedly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Jammu and Kashmir's special status was revoked for the benefit of the people there. "It is really unfortunate that PM Modi has made a deceptive statement at Kolkata the other day that the abrogation of Article 370 was done by the central government in favour of the people of J&K, Soz said in a statement here. How can PM Modi take the people of J&K for granted who are actually deeply distressed on the illegal abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution," he added. The Congress leader said the "most evil aspect" of the abrogation of the special constitutional provisions was that the Union government enacted "this wrong act all by itself, although the people of Jammu and Kashmir happen to be the first party to the agreement. He said the world knows that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are "deeply angry" about the "one-sided unconstitutional ...

"The illegal detention of political leaders with absolutely no basis damages the fabric of our nation. Mr Soz must be released at once," Gandhi tweeted

He said the government has resorted to "falsehood as it had unlawfully incarcerated me since August 5, 2019"

The Congress had termed his remarks as a 'cheap gimmick' to promote his book