Art 370 not responsible for lack of dev in J&K: Omar
Srinagar, June 5, June 6 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said Article 370 was never responsible for the lack of development in the erstwhile state, asserting that its abrogation had not led to any extraordinary economic transformation in the region. Speaking at The Hindu Huddle, Omar said that Jammu and Kashmir's developmental and economic challenges were largely the result of decades of violence and instability rather than its former special constitutional status."Article 370 was never a cause of any lack of development in Jammu and Kashmir, nor has its revocation suddenly resulted in massive development," he said.The CM said the region had suffered economically due to nearly three decades of militancy, which discouraged investors an...
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