{"id":11714,"date":"2026-02-07T20:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T20:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=11714"},"modified":"2026-02-07T20:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T20:07:15","slug":"special-status-for-jk-a-lie-art-370-buried-lop-sharma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/07\/special-status-for-jk-a-lie-art-370-buried-lop-sharma\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Special status\u2019 for J&#038;K a lie, Art-370 buried: LoP Sharma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Accuses Abdullah family of misleading Kashmiris, mocking daily wagers, unemployed <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Srinagar, Feb 07: Leader of Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly and senior BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Saturday questioned demands for \u201cspecial status\u201d for the Union Territory, saying there is no provision for it in the Indian Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media, Sharma, according to the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said, \u201cI am not a legal expert but, based on my understanding of constitutional provisions, there is no mention of special status in relation to Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s accession or merger with India. Any constitutional demand must have a legal basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cWhat is this special status? Many states demand special status. You must have seen several states seeking special packages. Special status can mean an employment package or other benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said Article 370, which provided certain privileges to Jammu and Kashmir, is now part of history. \u201cSo don\u2019t connect it to 370. It has been buried,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to a National Conference MLA who raised the issue of special status in the Assembly, Sharma said, \u201cWhere is it? It is not there. They should take the Indian Constitution to a legal expert and show where special status regarding J&amp;K exists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sharma said he would be willing to face any punishment if proof of such a special status could be provided.<\/p>\n<p>He alleged that political leaders, particularly from the Abdullah family, have always\u00a0 misled people of Kashmir to gain votes by making claims about special status.<\/p>\n<p>He accused the National Conference of mocking daily wage workers, unemployed youth, and beneficiaries of government schemes such as AAY, DPL, and EWS during discussions on special status.<\/p>\n<p>Sharma claimed that some leaders are now using the demand for special status to legitimise electoral setbacks and failures in governance. \u201cAbdullah Parivar has cheated Kashmir. Today, when exposed for their failures, they are making claims of special status to justify themselves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sharma questioned the relevance of the term in contemporary politics: \u201cIf there is a special status word about J&amp;K, I am ready to face any punishment. But it is a lie. Where is the special status?\u201d (KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accuses Abdullah family of misleading Kashmiris, mocking daily wagers, unemployed Srinagar, Feb 07: Leader of Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly and senior BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Saturday questioned demands for \u201cspecial status\u201d for the Union Territory, saying there is no provision for it in the Indian Constitution. Speaking to the media, Sharma, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,2,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-top-news","category-kt-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11714"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11716,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11714\/revisions\/11716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}