Kashmir issue LIVE UPDATE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has announced in Rajya Sabha that the government has decided to repeal Article 370 of the Constitution which grants special status to J&K. The government has also decided to bifurcate the state into two Union territories – Jammu and Kashmir, which will have a legislature, and Ladakh, which will be without a legislature.
LIVE UPDATE
- Indian Army and the Indian Air Force have been put on high alert today following the scrapping of Article 370 and other decisions announced by Government in Parliament.
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Revoking Article 370 ends power-sharing deals between Indian govt and Kashmiri political elite
- Article 370 in Kashmir: Amit Shah said the UT in Ladakh will have no legislature like Chandigarh
- Article 370 in Kashmir, A bold and historic decision- Sushma Swaraj
- Not first time, Congress too amended Article 370 in the past- Amit Shah
- All clauses of Article 370 will not be applicable in J&K- Amit Shah
- Panic gripped the Valley after the government imposed restrictions and curfews in several districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Congress in Rajya Sabha: Entire valley is under curfew, political leaders including three former chief ministers are under house arrest. There is a war like situation in the state, so this should be discussed on priority— Ghulam Nabi Azad,
Amit Shah also presented a resolution for reorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir. Ladakh will be a separate Union Territory without a legislature while the Jammu and Kashmir will be a Union Territory with a legislature.
My complements to the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji and the Home Minister Shri Amit Shah for correcting a historical blunder.
— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) August 5, 2019
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Home Minister Amit Shah moves a resolution in the Rajya Sabha to revoke Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir.
- As soon as he moved the resolution, the opposition parties created ruckus in the House, forcing the Chair to adjourn the House briefly.
- Last night, former chief ministers Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and other state leaders were allegedly put under house arrest in Srinagar
- They added that former CMs Omar and Mehbooba will not be allowed to move out of their respective houses in view of the restrictions.
