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Article 370 Anniversary: NC, PDP Protest; BJP Celebrates with Triranga rally in Srinagar

Srinagar, Aug 5 (UNI) On the sixth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, Kashmir’s major political parties staged protests accusing the Centre of subverting the Constitution and eroding democracy, while the BJP marked the day with a Tiranga rally celebrating the move.
On 5 August 2019, the BJP government revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir granted under Article 370 of the Indian constitution and degraded the status of the erstwhile state by dividing it into two Union Territories
The National Conference (NC) and People's Democratic Party (PDP) held separate demonstrations in Srinagar, calling August 5 a symbol of “constitutional betrayal” and “selective targeting” of Jammu and Kashmir.
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