J P Nadda Meets Retired Army Officers, Discusses Kashmir

BJP working president J P Nadda on Tuesday blamed Jammu and Kashmir’s recently abrogated special status for separatism in the Valley as he met retired Army officers who have served there. Nadda was here on “sampark Abhiyan” – a party outreach program – during which he sought the views of retired Army officers on the region, now bifurcated into the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
The Bharatiya Janata Party leader visited the home of Lt. General (retd) Vishambhar Singh, where he met some other retired officers as well. “The issue was continuing for years. Separatism flourished in Jammu and Kashmir due to the Article 370 status,” he told reporters later, referring to the recent abrogation of J&K’s special status. He said separatist powers had been on the rise in the Valley even though the state was a part of the Union. After the abrogation of the special status under Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir has joined the mainstream