Removal of Article 370 ‘Didn’t Benefit J&K’, Says Padma Bushan Recipient Muzaffar Baig

Srinagar: Former Deputy Chief Minister and independent candidate for Baramulla assembly, Muzaffar Hussain Baig Sunday said that the abrogation of Article 370 didn’t yield any significant benefits for Jammu and Kashmir.

Speaking with reporters, Baig, said as per news agency KNO, Qthat that there was no tangible harm in retaining the constitutional provision that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

Meanwhile, Baig, who is contesting the assembly election as independent candidate, also released his manifesto for Baramulla constituency, promising revamp of town infrastructure with all-weather road connectivity, recreation centers, health facilities, and waste management systems.

“A particular focus will be on establishing post-harvest fruit technologies and launching cable car projects to boost tourism”, he said.

Baig, in the manifesto, also promised rehabilitation of disgruntled youth, upgradation of government schools’ infrastructure, and eradication of drug menace by setting up de-addiction center.

Baig, co-founder of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu and Kashmir, was on January 26, 2020 conferred the third-highest civilian award — the Padma Bhushan.

He was one of the few leaders who was not detained by the Union government after abrogation of provisions of Article 370 on August 5 in 2019.