New Delhi, Aug 05 : Calling the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35(A) a “watershed moment” in the nation’s history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the step was a new era of progress and prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
On the fifth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35(A), PM Modi said that with abrogation came security, dignity and opportunity for the women, youth, backwards, tribal and marginalised communities.
“Today we mark 5 years since the Parliament of India decided to abrogate Articles 370 and 35(A), a watershed moment in our nation’s history. It was the start of a new era of progress and prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh,” he posted on X.
“It meant that the Constitution of India was implemented in these places in letter and spirit, in line with the vision of the great men and women who made the Constitution. With abrogation came security, dignity and opportunity for the women, youth, backwards, tribal and marginalised communities who were deprived of the fruits of development,” the Prime Minister added.
He further assured the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh that the BJP-led central government will keep working for them in the coming times.
“At the same time, it has ensured that corruption, which plagued J-K for decades, has been kept at bay. I assure the people of J&K and Ladakh that our Government will keep working for them and fulfil their aspirations in the coming times,” PM Modi wrote on X.
In August 2019, the Centre revoked Article 370, which gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the region into two Union Territories- Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. (ANI)
