370: Undoing the Unjust, A New Future for J&K offers an in-depth exploration of the abrogation of Article 370, widely regarded as a monumental Constitutional achievement in India's history.
Ramesh highlighted that both Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the restoration of J-K's statehood, but the party has yet to receive a response.
While BJP leaders and party workers across the country are celebrating the successful completion of six years since the abrogation of Article 370, members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Congress are protesting against it. PDP President Mehbooba Mufti termed August 5 as a black day
Labelling the abrogation of Article 370 "illegal," PDP leader Iltija Mufti took a swipe at the centre, saying that they are not allowed to protest, despite being a "legal party." Citing house arrests of political leaders in 2019, she asserted that nothing has changed even after six years of
Satyapal Malik served as the last Governor of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from August 2018 to October 2019. It was during his tenure that Article 370 was abrogated by the Central government, converting the former state into three Union Territories.
Following India's "Operation Sindoor," Pakistan is intensifying its efforts to suppress dissent in both Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB), regions that have been unlawfully occupied by Pakistan since 1947.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on August 8 a plea seeking directions to the Centre for the restoration of statehood to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) extended greetings on the abrogation day, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti called for a 15-minute blackout to mark a protest against the move taken by the government of India in 2019.
So far, one terrorist has been neutralised in the operation. Intermittent and intense firefight continued through the night. Alert troops responded with calibrated fire and tightened the noose while maintaining contact, the Indian Army said.
Coincidentally, Shah achieved this milestone on August 5, the date he announced the abrogation of Article 370 in Parliament in 2019, ending the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
As August 5 marks six years since the abrogation of Article 370, Chief Minister of Rajasthan Bhajan Lal Sharma tweeted on his X, calling the decision made by Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah historic and added that it brought development in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.