PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the arguments that were going on in the Supreme Court had exposed the ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party.
"The arguments that are going on in the SC has exposed the ruling party BJP that has misused their majority in the Parliament to subvert the Indian Constitution. They have taken away the special status of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the idea of India that is on trial today. It is the Constitution of the country, the judicial system, the democratic system is on trial today..," she added.
The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said she was happy that the Supreme Court would be hearing petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370).
"I am very happy that Supreme Court will be hearing this (petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370). It is not just a legal issue for me, it is an emotional issue for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. We are extremely thankful to the lawyers for giving voice to the voiceless people of UT," she added.
Several petitions challenging the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which split the erstwhile state into two union territories - Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh - were referred to a Constitution bench in 2019.
A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud has been hearing the matter day-to-day basis since August 2.
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