Had Article 370 stayed, PoK may have sought to rejoin J&K: Omar Abdullah

Omar paid tribute to his grandfather and National Conference founder Sheikh Mohammad AbdullahSRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah credited Kashmiris with fighting the 1947 tribal invasion before Indian troops arrived and said people across the LoC might have been protesting to rejoin J&K today had Centre not revoked Article 370 in 2019.Speaking at an Independence Day event Saturday, Omar paid tribute to his grandfather and National Conference founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, portraying his role in resisting the Pakistan-backed tribal invasion as central to J&K’s history.“Before Indian Army reached here, it was the people of J&K who fought the tribal invaders, who fought the infiltrators sent from across, who fought the soldiers sent from across,” Omar said. “Thousands of brave people” sacrifice