Article 370 won’t be revived, come what may: Rajnath Singh

JAMMU: BJP will not allow restoration of Article 370 “come what may”, defence minister Rajnath Singh declared Sunday and accused National Conference (NC), Congress and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of trying to mislead voters by saying they would ensure the junked provision’s return.

“They are making a lot of noise over Article 370. How will you restore it? Only a government at the Centre has the power to do so,” Rajnath told a poll rally in Jammu’s Poonch in support of BJP candidate Choudhary Abdul Gani.

Referring to a recent statement of Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif calling for the restoration of J&K’s special status, Rajnath alleged the NC-Congress alliance were “on the same page” as Islamabad on the issue.