Senior JD(U) leader Ajay Alok has gone against his party’s opposition of revoking provisions of Article 370, and expressed his support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the “historic” decision of putting an end to constitutional provisions giving a special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Though the JD(U) is part of the BJP-led NDA, the Nitish Kumar-led party has maintained that it opposes any move to repeal or weaken Article 370. Alok is the first JD(U) leader to go public with his dissent to the party’s stated stand.On Monday, Alok said, “Article 370 could not have been abrogated without strong political will shown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Both the PM and the Home Minister must be lauded for the historic decision.”
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