Kashmir updates: Rajya Sabha passes bill that divides J&K, Ladakh with 125 votes in favour, 61 against
Kashmir turmoil: Home Minister Amit Shah has proposed to remove Article 370 that gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The government has found support from AIADMK, LJP, RPI, Akali Dal, Shiv Sena, YSRCP, TRS, BJD, TDP, AAP, BSP
- Aug 5, 2019,
- Updated Aug 5, 2019 10:20 PM IST
Article 370: In a historic political development, Rajya Sabha on Monday passed Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019, which will bifurcate the state into two Union Territories - Jammu and Kashmir with a legislature and Ladakh without one. The upper house passed the bill with 125 votes in favour as compared to 61 against it. Following the passage of the bill, Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu then adjourned the house till 11 am Tuesday.
The BJP-led NDA government has found support from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Biju Janata Dal, Aam Aadmi Party and YSR Congress. Major Opposition parties like Congress, People's Democratic Parties, Trinamool Congress and National Conference have vehemently opposed the move. Major political parties in Jammu and Kashmir, including PDP and NC, have raised strong objection to the move, calling it "betrayal" of the J&K people's trust. "The Centre's unilateral and shocking decisions today are a total betrayal of the trust that the people the people of Jammu & Kashmir had reposed in India when the state acceded to it in 1947," said NC chief Omar Abdullah, who was placed on house arrest on Monday. Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti said the move to revoke Article 370 was "another partition along communal lines".
Article 370 of the India Constitution gives a special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The government has also partially suspended mobile and internet services and imposed Section 144 in Jammu and Srinagar given the current situation in the Valley. Riot control vehicles have also been kept on standby in some areas where apprehension of law and order disturbances is more, say reports. Besides, schools and colleges have been closed until further notice. The Indian Army and Indian Air Force have been put on high alert.
NC leader Omar Abdullah says he's been placed under house arrest from midnight tonight (August 5). "No way of knowing if this is true but if it is then I'll see all of you on the other side of whatever is in store. Allah save us," he tweets.
Edited by Manoj Sharma
Article 370: In a historic political development, Rajya Sabha on Monday passed Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019, which will bifurcate the state into two Union Territories - Jammu and Kashmir with a legislature and Ladakh without one. The upper house passed the bill with 125 votes in favour as compared to 61 against it. Following the passage of the bill, Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu then adjourned the house till 11 am Tuesday.
The BJP-led NDA government has found support from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Biju Janata Dal, Aam Aadmi Party and YSR Congress. Major Opposition parties like Congress, People's Democratic Parties, Trinamool Congress and National Conference have vehemently opposed the move. Major political parties in Jammu and Kashmir, including PDP and NC, have raised strong objection to the move, calling it "betrayal" of the J&K people's trust. "The Centre's unilateral and shocking decisions today are a total betrayal of the trust that the people the people of Jammu & Kashmir had reposed in India when the state acceded to it in 1947," said NC chief Omar Abdullah, who was placed on house arrest on Monday. Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti said the move to revoke Article 370 was "another partition along communal lines".
Article 370 of the India Constitution gives a special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The government has also partially suspended mobile and internet services and imposed Section 144 in Jammu and Srinagar given the current situation in the Valley. Riot control vehicles have also been kept on standby in some areas where apprehension of law and order disturbances is more, say reports. Besides, schools and colleges have been closed until further notice. The Indian Army and Indian Air Force have been put on high alert.
NC leader Omar Abdullah says he's been placed under house arrest from midnight tonight (August 5). "No way of knowing if this is true but if it is then I'll see all of you on the other side of whatever is in store. Allah save us," he tweets.
Edited by Manoj Sharma