Chandigarh: Newly appointed Malwinder Singh Mali, adviser to PCC president Navjot Singh Sidhu, has courted a political controversy for his statement against revocation of the special status and autonomy granted under Article 370 of the Constitution to Jammu and Kashmir.
In a recent Facebook posts, Mali wrote, “Kashmir belongs to Kashmiris. Going against the tenets of the UNO resolutions, India and Pakistan have illegally usurped the Kashmir territory. If Kashmir was a part of India then what was the need to have Articles 370 and 35-A. What was the special agreement with King Hari Singh? Tell people what were the terms of the agreement,” Mali said in his recent posts on Facebook.”
Opposition leaders have launched fierce attack on Sidhu and Mali following the statement and SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal said sought an FIR against him by stating that does he stand with forces which are working against the nation? Kashmir is an integral part of India.
BJP general secretary Dr Subhash Sharma has also written to Sidhu, asking him whether he agreed with the Mali’s statement on Kashmir.