NC chief Farooq Abdullah says 'let J&K go to hell' after SC's verdict on Article 370, BJP hits back

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National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday kicked up a row after he angrily said let Jammu and Kashmir go to hell when he was quizzed about the Supreme Courts verdict on the abrogation of Article 370...

Abdullah retort to the reporters question on the top courts verdict seemed to be borne out of frustration...

Coming out in defence of Jawahar Lal Nehru after the BJP blamed the countrys first prime minister for decades of violence and instability in Jammu and Kashmir and the special constitutional privileges for the erstwhile state under Article 370, the NC stalwart claimed that the former was in the US when the special provision was brought...

It was at this meeting that the decision was taken, Abdullah said.. Abdullah said he was hopeful that the Supreme Court would direct the Centre to conduct immediate elections in Jammu and Kashmir...

The apex court, while upholding the revocation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir in a landmark ruling on Monday, set a deadline of September next year for the Centre to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and hold elections there...

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