Topic: Article 35A
Will scrapping Article 370 and splitting the state resolve Kashmir problem or worsen it?
Home Minister Amit Shah Monday announced the end of ‘special status’ to Jammu and Kashmir.He told the Rajya Sabha Article 370 has been scrapped.
No debate, no discussion, no dissent, and the Constitution is changed
The Modi government’s unilateral and arbitrary decision to change the constitutional status of Jammu & Kashmir is anything but democratic.
Modi’s Mission Kashmir was to make scrapping of Article 35A a necessity. That moment is now
If Modi govt fails to scrap Article 35A now, it will be loss of face for Delhi and a de facto surrender of Kashmir to transnational terror groups.
Panic in Kashmir helps Modi deflect attention from sinking economy, even if fear is real
Why do we not want to believe that it is genuinely a terror alert?
Legally, BJP govt can revoke Article 35A but Ambedkar would have asked if this was prudent
BJP government must show a willingness to discard the tunnel vision of its project to make Kashmir fully Akhand with Bharat.
Mehbooba slams ED move to grill Farooq Abdullah, but NC-PDP are far from becoming friends
Mehbooba Mufti’s bid to hold a meeting of all J&K parties on Article 35A may not work, especially after PDP abstained from Triple Talaq vote in Rajya Sabha.
J&K Governor & state BJP dispel Article 35A rumours, party says troop movement is for polls
There has been speculation over the abrogation of Article 35A after central govt orders, including a directive to deploy additional forces, were leaked.
With special status hollowed out, J&K considers Article 35A last vestige of real autonomy
When Article 370 was framed in 1949, the Constitution had to allow for the possibility that India may have to let go of J&K.
Article 35A rumours should be put to rest. Govt action in J&K must not be misinterpreted
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Defence
Document saying sensitive Ladakh standoff likely to be prolonged removed from MoD website
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Modi govt’s NEP is out of touch with reality, Indian voters want English-medium education
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