J&K Article 370 scrapped: ‘Murder of constitution’, says Congress

Reacting to home minister Amit Shah's resolution in Parliament on Monday to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress' Ghulam Nabi Azad condemned the government's move. Azad said: “I strongly condemn the act of 2-3 MPs (PDP's Mir Fayaz and Nazir Ahmed Laway who attempted to tear constitution). We stand by the constitution of India. Hum Hindustan ke samvidhaan ki raksha ke liye jaan ki baazi laga denge, but today BJP has murdered constitution.” Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday moved in Rajya Sabha for Parliament's approval a resolution to scrap the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution on a date to be decided by the President.Prime Minister Narendra Modi met members of his cabinet on Monday.The state is under unprecedented security cover with prohibitory orders (Section 144) in place against assembling of people, top leaders are reportedly under house arrest, internet has been snapped and all educational institutes shut.