NEW DELHI,Sep 05: National Conference Member of Parliament from Baramulla Akbar Lone, who is one of the petitioners on Article 370 case in Supreme Court, will file affidavit as required by the Chief Justice of India.
“Whatever the directions of the Supreme Court are, they will be fulfilled in toto. The affidavit, as required by the chief justice, will be filed in the court before end of proceedings tomorrow,” said former chief minister and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah in Supreme Court when he was asked by reporters whether Lone will file an affidavit in which he pledges allegiance to the Constitution of India.
Whereas BJP J&K spokesman Altaf Thakur said in a statement “National Conference leaders who brought autonomy resolutions and its leaders like Akbar Lone raised Pro-Pakistan slogan inside J&K assembly, took oath under Indian Constitution as MP, and today trying to prove more loyal than the king by submitting petition before Supreme Court against roll back of Article 370 and swearing that he is Indian.”
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