unless the Bill, having been reserved for the consideration of the President, receives his assent ; the matters are a) the appointment, powers, functions, duties, privileges and immunities of the Governor, and b) the following matters relating to Elections namely, the superintendence, direction and control of Elections by the Election Commission of India, eligibility for inclusion in the electoral rolls without discrimination, adult suffrage and composition of the Legislative Council, being matters specified in sections 138,139, 140 and 50 of the Constitution of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Signatories The accord was signed on behalf of Abdullah by Mirza Afzal Beg and on behalf of the Indian government (headed by Prime Minister Gandhi) by G. Parthasarathy on 24 February 1975 in New Delhi. Reactions and aftermath Erstwhile commentators and India thought that the Kashmiri movement for self-determination came to an end with the Accord. There were protests within the state to the Accord from Mirwaiz Maulvi Farooq who saw this as an abandonment of the Kashmiri people's demand for self-determination. Clashes occurred between the Awami Action Committee and the Plebiscite Front. There were also protests from Jammu where Jana Sangh supporters called for abrogation of Article 370 and a complete merger of the State with India. In an interview with Sumantra Bose, Abdul Qayyum Zargar, a veteran of the National Conference who had also been Mirza Afzal Beg's personal secretary, said that the terms of the Accord were "deeply unpopular" and "swallowed as a bitter pill" only because of Sheikh Abdullah's acceptance. However, not everyone acquiesced to the Accord. A young activist, Shabbir Shah, created the People's League to continue the pursuit of self-determination. According to Nyla Ali Khan the critics of Sheikh Abdullah's "capitulation" to the Indian government forget the "pervasive power" of India's state in Kashmiri institutions. Even after the Accord was concluded, Sheikh Abdullah felt that Kashmiri Muslims were "not secure in the secular India of Gandhi and Nehru". Sumantra Bose describes the development, whereby Delhi framed Abdullah's return, as "clever evasion" of the Kashmir conflict instead of a "substantive solution". However, Bose holds that Abdullah's return ushered in the first "semblance of competitive politics" to the state. Opposition to the Accord continued to fester under Abdullah's rule. See also Article 370 of the Constitution of India Article 35A of the Constitution of India Instrument of Accession (Jammu and Kashmir) Revocation of the special status of