With Pakistan planning to hold protests to mark one year of the scrapping of Article 370 on August 5, India has said that the neighboring country indulges in such activities to divert international attention from its support to cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
“They indulge in activities to deflect international attention from support to cross border terrorism,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said at an online media briefing, replying to a question on Pakistan’s planned activities to protest India’s action of scrapping of Article 370 on its first anniversary.
August 5 will mark the first anniversary of Indian government’s decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution from Jammu and Kashmir and to bifurcate the state into two union territories – Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
“As far as India is concerned, August 5 will be a historic day for us as on this day, we could remove the hurdles for overall development of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh,” Srivastava added.
As per reports, Pakistan is planning to hold protests and reach out to several countries against India’s decision to scrap Article 370 that extended special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
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