India's top court rules out referendum on Kashmir's special status
India's top court, which is hearing petitions challenging legislation that stripped Jammu and Kashmir's statehood and special status, has ruled out a Brexit-like referendum on the scrapping of Article 370, saying "opinion of people on public issues is sought through established institutions," the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.
During the hearing on Tuesday, senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, the petitioner's counsel, said the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 was a political act like Brexit, where the opinion of UK citizens was sought through a referendum.
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