WATCH: Amit Shah's full speech on Jammu and Kashmir in Rajya Sabha - See Home Minister make historic announcement
Home Minister Amit Shah made the big announcement on Monday morning as he proposed the removal of Article 370 which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The announcement caused a ruckus in the House. Shah's address came hours after Section 144 CrPc was imposed in Srinagar late Sunday night.
Home Minister Amit Shah made the big announcement on Monday morning as he proposed the removal of Article 370 which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The announcement caused a ruckus in the House. Shah's address came hours after Section 144 CrPc was imposed in Srinagar late Sunday night. After the latest announcement, Jammu & Kashmir is no longer a state and will be recognised as a Union Territory with a legislature. Meanwhile, Ladakh will be a Union Territory without legislature.
Before his speech, the Home Minister had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence this morning. PM Modi and Amit Shah met for an hour this morning before a cabinet meeting. A short meet of the Cabinet Committee on Security, which includes PM Modi, the Home Minister, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, took place before the full cabinet met. Ahead of the announcement, the state was sent to an unprecedented lockdown that included the midnight house arrest of politicians like former chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah.
Watch Amit Shah's full speech on Jammu and Kashmir from Rajya Sabha here -
देखिए #JammuAndKashmir मुद्दे पर गृहमंत्री #AmitShah का #RajyaSabha में बायान #LIVE #KashmirParBadaFaisla https://t.co/xsAOWUAzFs
— Zee Business (@ZeeBusiness) August 5, 2019
Article 370 was included in the Constitution on October 17, 1949 and exempted J&K from the Indian Constitution (except Article 1 and Article 370 itself). It permitted the state to draft its own Constitution and restricted Parliament’s legislative powers in respect of Jammu and Kashmir.
HM Amit Shah: Jammu and Kashmir to be a union territory with legislature and Ladakh to be union territory without legislature pic.twitter.com/nsEL5Lr15h
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2019
Meanwhile, Article 35A was introduced through a Presidential Order in 1954. It empowered the J&K legislature to define the state’s permanent residents and their special rights and privileges.
Get Latest Business News, Stock Market Updates and Videos; Check your tax outgo through Income Tax Calculator and save money through our Personal Finance coverage. Check Business Breaking News Live on Zee Business Twitter and Facebook. Subscribe on YouTube.
RECOMMENDED STORIES
Gold and Silver rate today (May 14, 2024): Precious metals trade in green; yellow metal above Rs 72,000 once again, white metal near Rs 85,350
RCB vs CSK IPL 2024 Ticket Booking Online: Where and how to buy RCB vs CSK tickets online - Check IPL Match 68 ticket price, other details
SIP Returns: How Rs 3,000, 5,000, and Rs 10,000 SIPs can help you build retirement corpus of Rs 1.06 cr, Rs 1.77 cr, and Rs 3.53 cr
Women loco pilots speak about their struggle; many men have to be informed even for 'washroom break' in a moving train
Bandhan Bank Q4 FY24 Results Preview: PAT, interest income likely to grow in almost double digits; asset quality may improve
12:09 PM IST