Don't Regret Statement on Picking Up a Gun: Hina Bhat to NDTV

Hina Bhat, the BJP candidate from the high profile Amira Kadal constituency in Kashmir, told NDTV, "I don't regret my statement on Article 370 and picking up a gun, or my statement on rigging." In November, Ms Bhat said she would be the "first to pick up a gun" if Article 370 of the Constitution, which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, were to be scrapped. Her party, the BJP, has always called for abrogation of the article but critics say it has softened its stance because of political expediency. Ms Bhat had also controversially slapped a polling officer during voting, alleging massive rigging.