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Jammu, Sep 26 (PTI) Launching his Democratic Azad Party here on Monday, former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said he will not make the restoration of Article 370 an election issue in Jammu and Kashmir.
Issues of roads, water supply and price rise are meant for elections.
"I don"t stop anybody from making any thing an election issue.
I have a lot of things, why should I make it an election issue," he asked.
Replying to a question about Kashmir-centric parties, particularly the PDP, criticising his remarks on Article 370, Azad said, "You just check Parliament records of who has spoken or who has not (on Article 370).
Get the record of Parliament on any one"s name.
But my take is simple that I don"t use such issues for elections." Azad was addressing a press conference here after launching his party.
"I am launching Democratic Azad Party (DAP) from here today.