Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday proposed to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir and said the state will be split into two Union Territories: Jammu and Kashmir with an Assembly and Ladakh without one.
Now that the special status of Jammu and Kashmir is set to go, people from anywhere in India can buy property and permanently settle there.
Modi-led NDA government's key ally, Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) JD-U on Monday opposed the Centre's resolution on Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and said they have different thinking. “We boycott the bill,” JDU leader KC Tyagi said in parliament. He also said that party chief Nitish Kumar will carry forward the tradition of JP Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia and George Fernandes.
The moment Home Minister Amit Shah announced revoking Article 370 and Article 35A in Jammu and Kashmir, netizens exploded the internet with jokes and memes that have since gone viral.
Former IAS officer, who recently floated a new political party in Jammu and Kashmir, called scrapping of Article 370 "an act of aggression" and appealed all political parties to ensure that the bill fails to pass in the Parliament.
In a series of unprecedented announcements, the Modi government rolled out a slew of major decisions on Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Home Minister Amit Shah announced the revocation of controversial Article 350, Article 370 and that Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir will be two separate Union Territories.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament on Monday proposed revoking of Article 370 from Indian Constitution, which provides special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The announcement by Amit Shah evoked massive protest from the Opposition which asked the Union government to roll back the scrapping Jammu and Kashmir's special status order.
BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav on Monday praised Modi government's decision of scrapping Article 370, which confers special status for Jammu and Kashmir and described as a "glorious day". BJP leader Ram Madhav also said the martyrdom of its idealogue Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee for complete integration of the state into India has been "honoured".
Even as the new BJP government explores all options to bring an end to the brutal cage match taking place in Kashmir, with the setting up of a Delimitation Commission as one of the prongs available on the table to correct the regional disparity, it is actively taking a view on the contentious Article 35A which prevents mobility and greater integration with the Union of India.
Two parliamentarians belonging to Mehbooba Mufti's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were asked to leave Rajya Sabha on Monday after they attempted to tear the Constitution, in an apparent public display of anger over Government's move of scrapping the controversial Article 370 and Article 35A.
Finally, it appears that the Modi government with its political heft is looking at resolving the Kashmir imbroglio. There have been innumerable plans and blueprints in the past on solutions to the Kashmir problem. The growing estrangement between Sheikh Abdullah and Pandit Nehru was one of the most unfortunate happenings in the years that followed Independence.
In a major decision, India on Monday abrogated Article 35A which gives special rights to the residents of Jammu and Kashmir. As per Article 35A, you cannot aquire any immovable proper in the state if you are not a permanent resident of Jammu and Kas
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the helm of things, there has been a long-standing debate that whether Article 35A should be declared null and void or not. One of the key agendas in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s manifesto for the Lok Sabha Election 2019 was to revoke Article 35A. So, what exactly is Article 35A? Lets find out.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday proposed to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir and said the state would be split into two Union Territories: Jammu and Kashmir with an Assembly and Ladakh without one. Shah's announcement came after days of escalating tension in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly the Kashmir Valley, where panicky residents have been buying up essential goods amid a security build up.
He is the Man Who Knows Too Much, Dr Karan Singh or Tiger as his father Maharaja Hari Singh used to call him fondly, formerly Regent of J&K (from June 20, 1949, he acted as Regent), then Sadr e Riyasat (from November 17, 1952 to March 30, 1965, Karan Singh was the elected head of state of Jammu and Kashmir).
Panic gripped Kashmir ever since a fresh order asking tourists and Amarnath Yatris to leave the Valley was issued on Friday, with the residents stocking up dry ration and essentials fearing long law and order disturbance. The state government yesterday issued an advisory to Amarnath pilgrims and tourists to curtail their stay in Kashmir immediately.
For the common Kashmiri, the priority right now is completely different: the immediate concern is stocking rations, medicines, edible oil, salt, tea, pulses and vegetables. Top sources said security forces have been told to be in readiness during the next 24 hours for a Valley-wide clampdown.
A senior government functionary on Tuesday rejected suggestions of immediate scrapping of Article 35A, which provides special rights to Jammu and Kashmir, and termed as "routine" the deployment of soldiers, saying it was done to relieve troops posted there.
Seeking to put to rest speculations about a possible "major development" in Jammu and Kashmir, Governor Satya Pal Malik said on Tuesday that "everything is fine, everything is normal" and rejected as "invalid" government orders that had generated panic in recent days.
Giving a straight warning to the Central government against the revocation of Article 35A in Jammu and Kashmir, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said any tinkering with the constitutional provision would be akin to setting a powder keg on fire. In addition, Mehbooba Mufti has also asked her party workers to be prepared for a big fight for the protection of Article 35A.
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