Special Status of J&K Ended with the Abrogation of Article 370
Article 370 of the Indian
Constitution that grants special status to the state of Jammu & Kashmir has
been discarded, following which the state will now be governed by the Central
Government. The Union Home Minister of India, Amit Shah announced the scrapping
of Article 370 in Rajya Sabha today.
According to the sources, the
announcement came after Indian PM Narendra Modi organized a cabinet meeting at
his house before the beginning of today’s Parliament Session.
The declaration of “Article 370 Scrapped” has instantly come
into force after being signed by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind. Jammu & Kashmir
will no longer be considered as a state. It will be bifurcated in to two union
territories, namely Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. While Jammu & Kashmir
will have a legislature, Ladakh will be without a legislature, the sources said.
Mr. Amit Shah also introduced a reorganization bill for J&K.
The abrogation of Article 370
Kashmir is expected to have profound aftermath on the already-fidgety state.
The repeal of the provision of being called “special state” has rendered the
section inoperative that allowed the State Assembly to ratify all the rules
& regulations concerning J&K.
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