OpIndia

Farooq Abdullah asks why terror attacks happen whenever J&K statehood is discussed. But history shows terrorism flourished for decades under Article 370

Farooq Abdullah's remarks linking terror attacks to the demand for J&K statehood overlook nearly four decades of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism that flourished under Article 370, from the ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri Hindus to major attacks like Uri and Pulwama, raising questions over whether constitutional decisions should ever be influenced by violence.