New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday supported the Union government on scrapping Article 370 of the Constitution and to give Jammu and Kashmir a Union Territory status, saying he hopes the steps will bring peace and development to the state. “We support the government on its decisions on J&K. We hope this will […]
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Article 370 doesn’t link Kashmir with India: Amit Shah
New Delhi (2 MIN READ): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday made it clear that it was wrong to say that Article 370 of the Constitution linked Jammu and Kashmir with India. “Opposition leaders are saying that Article 370 brought Jammu and Kashmir to India. But the fact is that the Maharaja Hari Singh signed […]
Amit Shah says Article 370 to go, J&K no more a state
New Delhi (2 MIN READ): 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. Making a historic announcement in the Rajya […]
J&K, Ladakh to become Union Territories: Amit Shah
New Delhi: The government has proposed to reorganize Jammu and Kashmir, carving out two separate Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Monday. The Union Territory for Jammu and Kashmir will have a legislature but there will be no Assembly in Ladakh, Shah said in a statement. He […]
Scrapping Article 370 will be ‘catastrophic’, says Mehbooba
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti on Monday described the Modi government’s decision to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution as “the darkest day in Indian democracy”. “Decision of J&K leadership to reject 2 nation theory in 1947 & align with India has backfired. Unilateral decision of GOI to scrap Article 370 is illegal […]
Shah proposes in RS to revoke Article 370 in J&K
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday proposed in the Rajya Sabha to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution in Jammu and Kashmir, ending the special status to the state. Shah moved the amendment amid uproar by opposition members. Shah said: “I am presenting the resolution to revoke Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir […]
Abrogation of Articles 35A, 370 would be an aggression against the people of J&K: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar (3 MIN READ): Amid turmoil and uncertainty in Jammu and Kashmir, all parties in the state on Sunday decided to remain together and stand united in their struggle for safeguarding the state’s “identity, autonomy and special status”. The all-party meeting, presided by National Conference Chairman Farooq Abdullah at his Gupkar residence in presence of PDP […]
Kashmiri Pandits want Article 370 to go
New Delhi: Pitching for abrogation of Article 370, Kashmiri Pandits feel the provision granting special status to Jammu and Kashmir is one of the major reasons for their exodus from the Valley, along with terrorism. They emphasise that the Article is discriminatory in nature as people from Jammu and Kashmir, including separatist leaders like Syed […]
Amit Shah as Home Minister raises expectations on Article 370
New Delhi: Ever since Amit Shah took over as the Union Home Minister nearly two months back, the Centres policy on Jammu and Kashmir has become tougher, leading to expectations and speculation that there could be forward movement towards abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, which grants special status to the state. The Union Home […]
Amit Shah stirs political pot on Article 370
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah stirred the political pot on Friday, asserting in the Lok Sabha that Article 370, that gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was a temporary provision of the Constitution even as he held the Congress responsible for problems in the state. Shah’s remark, made during his reply to the […]