Leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal, the party which has done politics on the idea of federalism for five decades, were seen a little jittery on Monday on the issue of the Union Government’s decision to scrap the Article 370 of the Constitution that grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The leaders were escaping from reacting on the issue during the session throughout the day.
Former state Cabinet ministers Bikram Singh Majithia and Parminder Singh Dhindsa addressed a press conference on Monday afternoon at the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, but when they were asked about the scrapping of the Article 370, they refused to comment expressing ignorance on the issue. Even the attempts to get reaction from top leaders, including Akali Dal patron Parkash Singh Badal, party president Sukhbir Singh Badal and his wife and Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, remained futile.