Article 370 verdict: PDP suspends political activities for a week

The decision was taken in order to stand in solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the Supreme Court’s judgment upholding the Parliament’s August 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370.

Srinagar: The People's Democratic Party (PDP), led by former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti, on Monday decided to suspend all political activities for a week.

The decision, according to a party statement, was taken in order to stand in solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the Supreme Court’s judgment upholding the Parliament’s August 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370.

In a statement, PDP spokesperson Suhail Bukhari said the party president Mehbooba Mufti was scheduled to address workers conventions as part of her ongoing public outreach programme and several conventions were scheduled over next few days.

“Other political activities were also scheduled by the party. But in order to stand in solidarity with our people at this crucial juncture, we have decided to cancel all political activities for next one week,” he said.