Shah Faesal, Shehla Rashid move Supreme Court over scrapping of Article 370. The petition will be heard by the top court on Wednesday. Both Shehla Rashid and Shah Faesal have been vocal against the Centre's recent move

Jammu and Kashmir political leader Shah Faesal and activist Shehla Rashid have challenged the Centre's move to scrap Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, in Supreme Court.

This is the latest in the line of pleas challenging the government's move.

A group of seven persons including Shah Faesal and Shehla Rashid have approached the top court challenging the presidential order revoking special status accorded to Jammu and Kashmir, and also the J&K Reorganisation Act.

The petition filed by this group and all other similar petitions on the Kashmir issue will be heard by the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

The situation in the Valley continues to remain tense as the lock-down has now crossed 20 days.

Both Shehla Rashid and Shah Faesal have been voicing their dissent against the government's move with one of them claiming that the situation is far for normal in the Valley.

Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of "playing politics" over his invitation to the Valley.

Malik said that Gandhi had arrived in Srinagar on Monday with a host of opposition leaders and said he wanted to meet with all detained leaders and interact with media persons.

"When Rahul Gandhi played such kind of politics with my invitation, I withdrew my invitation. And it was now a prerogative of the administration to decide whether Rahul Gandhi should visit Kashmir or not," he said.

Malik also warned opposition leaders to prioritise national interest rather than playing "cheap politics" of the sensitivity of the situation.