The security situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved post-abrogation of Article 370 from the then state in August 2019, as the number of terrorism-related incidents and terrorists has significantly reduced.
According to the author, the Western media, which may not even know what Jammu and Kashmir are, let alone are able to point it out on a map and only care about the region during the height of the insurgency in the 1990s, or the period surrounding the removal of Article 370.
After the abrogation of Article 370, several government initiatives are being taken in Jammu and Kashmir to encourage youth and bring about a socio-economic transformation.
Gujarat's former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Tuesday backed the party's decision to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state by saying that UCC is necessary for the country's unity like scrapping of Article 370 in Kashmir was needed.
People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Suhail Bukhari on Sunday said that youth connect themselves with the party after August 5, 2019 (the day when Article 370 and 35 A were revoked).
As part of the government's plan to boost tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, special attention is being given to the Jammu province since the abrogation of Article 370 to bring all the places on the tourist map.
On a visit to the state on Thursday, Shah addressed public rallies in Paonta Sahib town in the Sirmaur and Kangra districts of Himachal Pradesh ahead of the Assembly polls.
Jammu and Kashmir is an agrarian region the agriculture sector contributes 16.18% to the UT's GDP, of which the dairy sector constitutes more than one-third.
The Home Minister slammed the previous "Sonia-Manmohan" government at the Centre and alleged that it did corruption of Rs 12 lakh crore and is now giving "guarantees" to the people of Himachal Pradesh.