Jammu Nov 29 PTI Hours after National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah expressed disappointment over his remarks on Article 370 senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said they have a united single stand on the August 5 2019 decision of the central government which led to widespread public dissatisfaction in Jammu and Kashmir Azad said his speech in Kashmir Valley was misreported by some sections of the media and reiterated his demand for the restoration of statehood and an early assembly election next year Referring to the reported remarks of Azad that it is meaningless to speak about Article 370 Abdullah at a public meeting in Kishtwar district of Jammu province said Im disappointed by his statement as he is a senior leader and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir If Article 370 is our heritage it is also your partys legacy more than ours It was first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru of the Congress who brought Article 370 and today Congressmen are not willing to safeguard their legacy So how can one expect it to save the people he said The NC leader said Our case for restoration of Article 370 before the Supreme Court is very strong We expected support from opposition parties but they are silent Our existence is linked to this article If they are not ready to fight this battle no issue we will single-handedly take it to its logical conclusion We will fight because this fight is linked to the future of the people of JK its jobs and land which is the first priority of the locals he said adding that their fight is based on justice and for restoration of the honour and dignity which was snatched from them unconstitutionally Without mentioning Abdullah Azad in a Facebook post shared a video clip of his speech and said some sections of the media tried to misquote my speech in Kashmir Let me make it clear we have a united single stand on the August 5 decision The decision has led to widespread public dissatisfaction in Jammu as well as Kashmir he said Azad said the unemployment rate is sky-high in Jammu and Kashmir and tourism is also finished Instances of militancy related incidents have gone up We want an end to the problems faced by the public Statehood must be restored an early election held next year and jobsland act brought back he said PTI TAS SKL SMN SMN
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