{
  "id": 155460,
  "title": "Kashmir’s special status looted the same way Ram Temple was by BJP: Mehbooba Mufti",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/kashmirs-special-status-looted-the-same-way-ram-temple-was-by-bjp",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-05T02:17:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir/kashmirs-special-status-looted-the-same-way-ram-temple-was-by-bjp-mehbooba-mufti/article71306646.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti vehemently protested on August 4, marking the seventh anniversary of the revocation of Article 370. The former leader likened the BJP's actions to the Ram Temple's looting by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), emphasizing that neither Pakistan nor China granted Article 370 and 35A to J&K, but rather, it was the Indian Constitution. The BJP, she alleged, utilized its majority to snatch this special status. Mufti recounted how the Indian constitution was initially diluted to benefit J&K, yet the nation remained silent. She highlighted how the BJP continues to treat the Constitution with disdain. Carrying both the Indian flag and the former J&K State's flag, she asserted that Article 370 safeguarded the land, identity, and job opportunities in J&K. Mufti further demanded the release of detained youths from J&K, citing the ongoing deaths on both sides of Kashmir, including the recent killing of a police constable in Muzaffarabad and Rawalakot. The PDP alleged that Mufti's daughter, Iltija Mufti, faced police harassment during a protest in Srinagar, which prompted supporters to demand the restoration of Article 370 and 35A.",
  "summary": "Ms Mufti said Ambedkar’s constitution was first diluted for J&K but people of the country stayed silent",
  "key_points": [
    "Mehbooba Mufti protests on Article 370's seventh anniversary",
    "BJP likened to looting Ram Temple, not Pakistan or China",
    "Article 370 safeguarded J&K's land, identity, jobs"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Mehbooba Mufti's comparison of Kashmir's special status revocation to the Ram Temple issue highlights her view that the BJP exploits its majority to reshape India's constitutional landscape to its advantage.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}