As the monsoon season has come to an end, Shri Kedarnath Dham Yatra once again picked up pace as on Tuesday evening the number of devotees visiting has reached 11 lakhs 83 thousand 370.
While Congress' manifesto for the Assembly election is silent on the Article 370, its bigger alliance partner NC promised in its manifesto restoration of Article 370 .
Addressing an election rally in Nowshera on Sunday in the run-up to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, Amit Shah stressed against revoking Article 370 in the valley as demanded by the opposition, including the National Conference and Congress.
Emphasizing the need for restoring Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Leader of opposition, Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that it is the foremost demand of the National-conference and the Congress to bring back statehood.
Citing historical reference to importance of Article 370, National Conference (NC) Chief Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that after the special status of Jammu-Kashmir was taken away, people from the Union terrirory have lost their jobs.
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy has slammed Congress-National Conference alliance in Jammu and Kashmir, saying that they want to implement the "Jinnah Constitution" by reinstating Article 370.
Jammu and Kashmir DGP RR Swain on Sunday highlighted the alarming rise of drug abuse and its link to terrorism and said that "hard drugs" are a new thing and the money generated out of it has become the "new currency of terrorism."
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday slammed the Congress and the National Conference, saying that during their rule, terrorism increased in Jammu and Kashmir with thousands of people being killed.
"Pakistan's Defence Minister is openly saying that Pakistan, Congress and NC have the same opinion regarding abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A. So, was this alliance forged by Pakistan? Congress president should give a clarification regarding this. If Congress is implementing Pakistan's
As Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif backed the Congress-NC alliance's stand on Article 370, Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar said no matter how much people try, the people of India will not allow to bring the provision back.