Parliament LIVE: Home Minister Amit Shah today announced the government’s decision to repeal Article 370, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, leading to uproar in the Rajya Sabha. Several opposition parties, including the Congress and DMK, had given adjournment notices demanding answers from the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the political crisis in the state. The move comes in the backdrop of three of Jammu and Kashmir’s most prominent politicians — Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone — being put under house arrest late SundayRead More

As soon as Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the proposal in Rajya Sabha, massive chaos was observed as opposition MPs started protesting. A massive outburst was witnessed on social media as well. Follow this section for all the live reactions. assive chaos was witnessed in Rajya Sabha on Monday as the government announced a proposal to remove all provisions of Article 370, which guarantees special status to Jammu and Kashmir. It has also been proposed to bifurcate Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir into two separate Union Territories. As soon asRead More

Article 370, which accords special status to J&K, has been removed, Amit Shah told Rajya Sabha. The government also moved a bill proposing bifurcation of J&K. The government on Monday moved a resolution in the Rajya Sabha to repeal Article 370 of the Constitution which accords special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Union minister Amit Shah also moved a bill proposing bifurcation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories — Jammu and Kashmir division and Ladakh. As tensions mounted in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home MinisterRead More

Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday announced the government’s decision to repeal Article 370, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, leading to uproar in the Rajya Sabha. Mayawati-led Bajuhan Samaj Party (BSP) and YSR Congress Party have come out in support of the revoking of Article 370, introduced in Rajya Sabha by Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday. The amendment was introduced amid loud ruckus in the House. BSP’s Rajya Sabha MP Satish Mishra supported the removal of Article 370. The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), headedRead More

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday announced in Rajya Sabha that the government has decided to repeal Article 370 of the Constitution which provides special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti on Monday described the Modi government’s decision to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution as “the darkest day in Indian democracy”. “Today marks the darkest day in Indian democracy. Decision of J&K leadership to reject 2 nation theory in 1947 & align with India has backfired. Unilateral decision of GOI to scrapRead More