Centre's talk on normalcy diversionary tactics: Ex-CMs

Srinagar: Former chief minister Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said the central government's arguments in the Supreme Court during Article 370 hearing are 'diversionary' and an excuse to defend their 'Constitutional hara-kiri'.

National Conference leader Abdullah stated the Solicitor General is a very competent and clever litigator and is trying to divert the focus of the arguments to the centre's view of "normalcy". "This is a trap best avoided. The simple question for the Hon CJ and other judges on the bench is to decide whether the changes forced on J&K in 2019 were legal & Constitutional or not. Everything else is a diversion," said Abdullah.

People's Democratic Party chief Mufti said SG's statement before the SC vindicates their stand that the situation is far from normal in J&K.