New Delhi: Dr Jitendra Singh, MoS, PMO who stirred up a controversy with his remarks on the revocation of Article 370 issued a statement on Tuesday evening saying he was misquoted.
Singh had stirred a hornet's nest when he said that the Narendra Modi government had started speaking to stakeholders to repeal the Act in Jammu & Kashmir. "The process of repealing Article 370 has started. We are speaking to the stakeholders," he said.
The statement published by PIB read, "I seek to clarify that the reports in the media about my statement on Article 370 are misquoted. I have never said anything quoting the Honourable Prime Minister. The controversy is totally baseless."
Singh's remarks invited strong criticism from J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who said that the talks of repealing Article 370 were irresponsible. He took to Twitter to express his view on the matter, wherein he tweeted, ""So the new MOS PMO says process/discussions to revoke Art 370 have started. Wow, that was a quick beginning. Not sure who is talking.Mark my words & save this tweet - long after Modi Govt is a distant memory either J&K won't be part of India or Art 370 will still exist.Art 370 is the ONLY constitutional link between J&K & rest of India. Talk of revocation of not just ill informed it's irresponsible."
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