Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has urged the people of Jammu and Kashmir not to support those who were detrimental to peace and development in the Union Territory.
Describing the abrogations of Article 370 and Article 35A as a historic change, he also claimed half the population would have continued to be denied their rights without this move.
“I want to tell the people not to empower or strengthen elements that are detrimental to peace and development,” Sinha told PTI Videos in an interview on Sunday.
Sinha was responding to a question about his message to the people in light of criticism from some political parties regarding jailed leader Engineer Rashid’s election to Parliament and concerns that it could lead to increased separatism in democratic politics.