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Farooq Abdullah backs continued protests over Jammu and Kashmir statehood

Updated On: 06 August, 2026 01:08 PM IST | Srinagar | PTI

The BJP-led central government abrogated Article 370 on August 5, 2019, revoking the special constitutional status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcating it into the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh

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National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said protests demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood and special status will continue. File pic

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said protests demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood and special status will continue. File pic

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Thursday that the measures taken on August 5, 2019, regarding Jammu and Kashmir's special status were unconstitutional, and protests for its restoration will continue.

"Everyone knows that what happened on August 5, 2019, is unconstitutional. So, the entire country supports the protests right now. Yesterday you saw the protest at Parliament. This will continue," Abdullah told reporters here.

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