National Conference chief and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah, has issued a clarification regarding his remark, "let Jammu and Kashmir go to hell".
Responding to a question about the Supreme Court's decision on the abrogation of Article 370, Farooq Abdullah vented out his frustration, stating that Jammu and Kashmir should "go to hell".
"You indeed are taking it to hell. Nothing is being done for 'heaven'...Tell me what is being done for heaven? Elections are taking place everywhere. What is our fault that it is not being held here? Which other state was turned into a UT? Didn't you make it hell? You say terrorism has been eliminated, but is that the case?...You (Central Government) are not winning our hearts," Farooq Abdullah told ANI in clarification.
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Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday sparked a row with his remark "Jammu and Kashmir should go to hell", made outside Parliament.
"Jammu Kashmir jahannum me jaye (should go to hell). What else should I say? You (central government) have taken the state there. You want to win people's hearts. How will you win hearts if you do things that draw people further away?" Abdullah could be heard saying in a video.
Abdullah's remarks came a day after the Supreme Court upheld the 2019 revocation of Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
