Singh's remark on Art 370 can divide JK, trigger partition:PDP
May 28, 2014  18:15
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Opposition PDP chief and Anantnag MP Mehbooba Mufti today condemned the statement of Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh, saying it has the potential to divide Jammu and Kashmir on communal lines and trigger another partition.

"Though the minister has retracted it, we still condemn the statement because there were apprehensions that the BJP government, especially with (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi, will be divisive.

But the PM had made a very good start by inviting SAARC leaders to the swearing-in ceremony. "He tried to connect with the neighbours in spite of many problems and conflicts, so we appreciated that. Whereas the PM was on one hand trying to connect with the neighbours and was having talks with (Pakistan Prime Minister) Nawaz Sharif, and it was a reconciliatory measure, on the other hand, his minister issued a statement which has a potential to divide the state of Jammu and Kashmir on communal lines," Mehbooba
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