Declare Mehbooba Mufti a terrorist, jail her under anti-terror law: Shiv Sena

The Shiv Sena has said former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti should be declared a terrorist and sent to jail for speaking the “language of terrorism” under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019.

The Sena’s comments came in its mouthpiece Saamana on Monday, came hours before the BJP-led central government scrapped Article 370, a constitutional provision that grants a measure of autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir.

Article 370 of the Constitution grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, while Article 35A empowers the state legislature to define the state’s “permanent residents” and their special rights and privileges. Article 35A was introduced through a presidential order in 1954 to continue the old provisions of the territory regulations under Article 370.