The Former Jammu Kashmir Cheif Minister Omar Abdullah today hailed Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's remark on Article 35-A and urged the Centre to file a counter affidavit in the Supreme Court in the connection.

On  Twitter, Abdullah tweeted that "This is a very important statement from the Union Home Minister. His assurance will go a long way towards silencing the noises against 35-A."

The Union government must now file a counter affidavit in the Supreme Court to defend 35-A. That is the way to carry this assurance forward. he tweeted.

"The Government didn't initiate anything on Article 35A nor went to the Court. I assure that the government would never take a step which hurts sentiments of people of Jammu and Kashmir," Home Minister Rajnath Singh said while addressing the crowd on his three-day tour of the valley.

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