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NC leaders protest Article 370 abrogation anniversary in Srinagar
There is a special rule in India called Article 370.
It gave the region of Jammu and Kashmir special powers and rights.
In 2019, the government took that rule away.
On the seventh anniversary of that day, the National Conference party held a peaceful protest.
The protest was in Srinagar, a city in Jammu and Kashmir.
A minister named Sakina Itoo led the protest.
The leaders held signs asking for their special status back.
Police did not let them march outside their party office.
The party said it wants its rights restored and will keep asking peacefully.
They also sent a request to the Union government to bring the rights back.
National Conference leaders held a protest in Srinagar on the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370.
The protest was led by Sakina Itoo, Minister for Education and Social Welfare, at the party headquarters, Nawa-i-Subah.
Protesters carrying placards in support of Article 370 and special status tried to march out of the party office complex but were stopped by police.
Itoo demanded the restoration of the special status and rights that Jammu and Kashmir enjoyed before 2019.
The party passed an assembly resolution with a two-thirds majority and a cabinet resolution, both sent to the Union government.
- Who
- National Conference leaders, MLAs and workers led by Minister Sakina Itoo
- What
- A protest march demanding the restoration of the special status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir
- Where
- Srinagar, at the National Conference party headquarters, Nawa-i-Subah
- When
- Wednesday, August 5, the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370
- Why
- To demand that the special status and rights granted to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 be restored
Key facts
- Event
- Protest against the abrogation of Article 370
- Organizer
- National Conference (NC)
- Leader
- Sakina Itoo, Minister for Education and Social Welfare
- Location
- Nawa-i-Subah, Srinagar
- Date
- Wednesday, August 5 (seventh anniversary)
- Article 370 abrogated
- 2019
- Assembly resolution
- Passed with a two-thirds majority and sent to the Union government
- Police action
- Protesters not allowed to march out of the party office complex
Quotes
Sakina Itoo
Minister for Education and Social Welfare of the National Conference
“We demand that our special status and rights, which were snatched from us, be restored. Our party has been protesting peacefully for the restoration of our rights since then.”
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