The Congress on Monday said the debate on the abrogation of Special Status for Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 has ended as the Supreme Court verdict is now the law but the party demanded immediate restoration of statehood and holding of Assembly election.
Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and Rajya Sabha member Abhishek Singhvi, addressing a press conference at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters, said the judgment has decided many issues but left some important issues open.
“It [the judgment] has also held as ultra vires how Article 367 was invoked to amend part of Article 370. Hence the judgment needs careful study.... Prima facie, we respectfully disagree with the judgment on how Article 370 was abrogated,” Mr. Chidambaram said.
