SC dismisses plea against Farooq Abdullah over alleged remark on seeking Chinese help for restoration of Art 370

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL filed by a Vadodara resident against former J&K Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah (83) for his alleged act of sedition in seeking help of China and Pakistan for restoration of Article 370 scrapped by the government in 2019.

Abdullah had allegedly said during a television interview that Article 370 of the Constitution will be restored in the Kashmir valley with China’s help. Subsequently, Abdullah’s party, the National Conference, had denied he had ever made such a statement.