"The question is not about abrogating Article 370 but the manner in which it was done," the Congress politician told the media.
“It is easy to drape ourselves in our national flag and shout ‘Mera Bharat Mahaan’ and ‘Jai Ho’, but it is difficult to practice the values. Patriotism means what will bring the best out of every citizen,” Narayana Murthy, Infosys,explaining the true meaning of patriotism.
— Urmila Matondkar (@UrmilaMatondkar) August 25, 2019
She also mentioned that her in-laws suffer from diabetes and high-blood pressure.
"My father-in-law and mother-in-law stay there. Both are diabetic, have high blood pressure. Today is the 22nd day, neither me nor my husband have been able to speak to them. We have no clue if they have medicines available at home," she said.
Govt.’s desperate attempts to show “rosy picture of normalcy”in JnK is beyond pathetic. With #370Scrapped and talks of bright future,till when is this torture of local people and leaders going to end? How is “sabka vishwas” ever possible like this??#KashmirStillUnderCurfew https://t.co/69AA8oJTst
— Urmila Matondkar (@UrmilaMatondkar) August 24, 2019
Earlier this month, Indian Home Minister Amit Shah announced in parliament that the government has decided to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution which grants special status to Indian occupied Kashmir.
Urmila had joined the Congress in March.
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