Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Karan Singh urged the government on Wednesday to abstain from stating that the political instability in Jammu and Kashmir was “an internal matter” of India. Son of the erstwhile king of Kashmir, Mr. Singh said the government is weakening its claim on the State by refusing to look at the international dimensions to the issue. And J&K did not merge,” said Mr. Singh. He signed the same Instrument of Accession that all the other princely states signed. “J&K’s relationship with the rest of India is guided by Article 370 and the State Constitution that I signed into law.

Source: The Hindu August 10, 2016 21:56 UTC