Thu Nov 07 21:18:32 UTC 2024: ## BJP slams Opposition over J&K Assembly ruckus, vows no restoration of Article 370

**New Delhi, November 7 (UNI):** BJP leader Smriti Irani on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Opposition INDIA bloc, accusing them of attempting to “strangle the Indian Constitution” through their actions in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. Her remarks came after the assembly witnessed a chaotic scene on Wednesday when a resolution seeking the restoration of Article 370 was passed amid BJP members disrupting the proceedings.

Irani asserted that the abrogated Article 370 will not be restored and the INDIA alliance’s attempts to separate Jammu and Kashmir from India will be unsuccessful. She pointed to the disruption caused by the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) MLA Khurshid Ahmad Sheikh, who displayed a banner advocating for Article 370, as evidence of the opposition’s “tactical support for extremism and terrorism”.

The BJP leader condemned the tearing of the constitution during the Assembly session, claiming it displayed “audacious” and “intolerable” actions by the Congress-led INDIA alliance.

Irani’s statement comes as tensions continue to rise over the ongoing controversy surrounding Article 370.

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