Union Home Minister Amit Shah listens to other parliamentarians during the resolution on Kashmir in the Lok Sabha, in New Delhi
Jammu and Kashmir LIVE updates: The Lok Sabha is debating Narendra Modi government's decision to revoke the autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir, after a Rajya Sabha discussion Monday.
The Rajya Sabha approved a resolution scrapping provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), and passed another Bill approving the bifurcation of the state into two Union territories, amid protests by the Opposition.
Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh were among the ministers who defended the government in the Lok Sabha. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party MP Shashi Tharoor spoke against the government's decision.
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Jyotiraditya Scindia supports govt on Article 370
Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia says he supports move on J-K and Ladakh and Kashmir's full integration into Union of India. Scindia says on Twitter "constitutional process" should have been followed.
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I support the move on #JammuAndKashmir & #Ladakh and its full integration into union of India.
Would have been better if constitutional process had been followed. No questions could have been raised then. Nevertheless, this is in our country’s interest and I support this.
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Lok Sabha passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill
Lok Sabha votes in favour of Bill reorganising Jammu and Kashmir by two-thirds majority. House also passes Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Bill
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Article 370 didn't help Kashmir: Amit Shah
"What have the people of Jammu and Kashmir got from Article 370--nothing," says Amit Shah. "It has only encouraged terrorism.
06:37 PM
Vote bank politics won't work in Kashmir: Amit Shah
Vote bank politics won't work in Kashmir anymore, says Amit Shah. "Three families have ruled Kashmir. The hullaballoo over scrapping Article 370 is because Modi government has Anti-Corruption Bureau to investigate."
06:32 PM
Progressive laws didn't reach Kashmir: Shah
A law banning child marriage could not be implemented in Kashmir because of Article 370: Amit Shah. "How did that help Kashmir? National Commission for Minorties could reach Kashmir."
06:28 PM
Article 370 hurt development: Amit Shah
Article 370 hurt development in Jammu and Kashmir. It was against women and Dalits. It helped terrorists: Amit Shah
06:26 PM
Historic blunder corrected: Amit Shah
Shouldn't we find a new way for Kashmir? We are correcting a historic blunder there: Amit Shah
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It was Nehru who abruptly declared a ceasefire when India was at war against Pakistan over Kashmir. It was Nehru who took the Kashmir matter to the UN: Home Minister Amit Shah responds to Congress leader Manish Tewari's speech.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament in New Delhi on Monday | Photo: PTI
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If Nehru had given free hand to forces, PoK would have been ours: Amit Shah
If Pandit Nehru had given a free hand to Indian forces, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir would have been ours: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament in New Delhi on Monday | Photo: PTI
05:55 PM
Amit Shah rises to speak in Lok Sabha
Constitution was clear on Article 370, confusion was created in people's minds: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament in New Delhi on Monday | Photo: PTI
05:52 PM
PM Modi arrives in Lok Sabha
PM Modi arrives in Lok Sabha. BJP MPs chant Vande Mataram to wlecome him.
05:51 PM
China ''opposes'' decision to create Ladakh Union Territory
Commenting on the Indian government's decision to create Ladakh Union Territory, which involves the territory of the western section of the Sino-Indian border, the Beijing said, "China always opposes India's inclusion of Chinese territory in the western section of the China-India boundary under its administrative jurisdiction."
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Ladakh. Photo: Reuters
05:47 PM
China on asks India, Pakistan to exercise restraint on Kashmir
Voicing serious concern over the situation in Kashmir, China on Tuesday asked India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and avoid actions that "unilaterally" change the status quo and exacerbate tensions between the two countries.
A CRPF jawan stands guard as situation in Kashmir continues to be tense and uncertain, in Srinagar, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. There are apperhenensions of prolonged law and order problem in the Valley | Photo: PTI
A CRPF jawan stands guard as situation in Kashmir continues to be tense and uncertain, in Srinagar, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. There are apperhenensions of prolonged law and order problem in the Valley | Photo: PTI
05:43 PM
Farooq Abdullah neither detained nor arrested: Amit Shah
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has neither been detained nor arrested and he is at his home of his own free will, Home Minister Amit Shah said in Lok Sabha.
Farooq Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Farooq Abdullah in Srinagar. Photo: PTI
05:18 PM
Shashi Tharoor compares Kashmir decision to 'disaster of demonetisation'
Shashi Tharoor in Lok Sabha:
We all remember the last time the Prime Minister unleashed a decision on the nation which was also initially applauded for his decisiveness just like today -- the disaster of demonetisation. The nation is still dealing with devastating consequences of that action.
Shashi Tharoor
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor | Photo: PTI
05:14 PM
Pakistan considering to call back High Commissioner from India, according to Pakistan media reports: ANI
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People hold signs and chant slogans as they attend a rally in solidarity with the people of Kashmir, in Karachi, Pakistan August 5, 2019. Photo: Reuters
05:05 PM
A West Bank in Kashmir: Asaduddin Owaisi
"Are you trying to create a Bantustan in Kashmir", says Hyderabad MP and AIMIM Asaduddin Owaisi. "Kashmiris can't come out or use their cell phones--they can't come even out of their homes. Are you trying to create a West Bank in Kashmir," he says.
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"I was detained in my house. I feel sad that Home Minister can lie like this and say that I am not detained": Farooq Abdullah, former Chief Minister, Jammu and Kashmir
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I'm under arrest: Farooq Abdullah rejects Amit Shah's statement
Farooq Abdullah says he was under house arrest in Srinagar, rejecting Home Minister Amit Shah's statement in Parliament. "I heard the statement of the home minister of India that Farooq Abdullah is free and is staying in the house out of his own will. I thought how can he be lying when a DSP has been placed outside my house and no one can come in and no one can go out," he told Times Now TV channel, according to news agency PTI.
04:21 PM
Petition filed before SC
An advocate called M L Sharma has a filed a petition before the Supreme Court Tuesday challenging the Presidential order on Article 370 to revoke the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir. Sharma is likely to mention his plea for urgent listing before the apex court on Wednesday.
02:16 PM
Creation of Ladakh' India's internal matter: Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that the creation of Ladakh as a Union Territory is an internal matter of India.
“The creation of Ladakh and the consequential restructuring are India's internal matters,” Wickremesinghe said in a communique posted on social media sites.
The Sri Lankan prime minister said that Ladakh will finally become an Indian state.
"I understand Ladakh will finally become an Indian state. Buddhists are 70 per cent of Ladakh's population and it will be the first Indian state with Buddhist majority,” he said.
The prime minister said that he has been to Ladakh and "it is really worth a visit,” he added.
Sri Lanka is a Buddhist majority country with 74 per cent of its citizens following the religion.
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Indresh Kumar, RSS on Article 35A &370 revoked: I welcome the decision. Even UNO will not oppose it. UNO justice will also support India in this. Pakistan agar koi uchal-khood karta hai, toh usko Pakistan occupied J&K se apne claim ko wapas lena hoga. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1158647479920922624 …
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Indresh Kumar, RSS on Article 35A&370 revoked: Today's govt has done a Himalayan task. It is a big achievement of the country’s unity. Because the then Nehru govt took the Kashmir issue to the United Nations, this issue was escalated. It was a big mistake of Pandit Nehru&Congress
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Jammu and Kashmir policy planning group of Congress party to meet today in Delhi.
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JD(U) walks out of Lok Sabha over J&K Re-organisation Bill
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2 Rajasthan Congress leaders congratulate Modi's J&K move
Two Rajasthan Congress leaders have welcomed the move and congratulated the Centre on its decision.
State Minister for Sports Ashok Chandna tweeted: "This comes as my personal opinion. Scrapping of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir is the first decision of the government that I welcome."
"The transformation of Article 370 should not follow dictatorship, rather should be resolved peacefully while winning the trust of people so that none of the citizens of the nation face any challenge in the future," he said.
Another senior Congress leader Dr Jyoti Mirdha, who is a former Member Parliament and granddaughter of Dr Nathuram Mirdha, congratulated the government for it bold step to integrate India.
"Nation first! Opposing for the heck of opposing is no virtue. Join in, congratulate the government for taking a bold step towards integrating India," she tweeted.
01:59 PM
Leaders under house arrest must be released, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti are not terrorists, says Mamata Banerjee
01:58 PM
Implementation of Article 370 should not be through dictatorship: Rajasthan sports minister
Rajasthan's youth affairs and sports minister Ashok Chandna on Tuesday said the implementation of Article 370 should be in an atmosphere of peace and trust rather than through dictatorship. Chandna in a tweet said he welcomes the Centre's decision of scrapping Article 370 of the Constitution. He, however, stressed that it should take place in a manner that no citizen face any problem in future.
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West Bengal CM, Mamata Banerjee on Article 370: We cannot support this bill
West Bengal CM, Mamata Banerjee: We cannot support this bill. We cannot vote for this bill. They should have spoken to all political parties and the Kashmiris. If you need to arrive at a permanent solution, then you have to talk to all stakeholders.
01:56 PM
Prashant Bhushan: Bifurcation of J&K requires consent of the elected assembly of the State
Activist, Prashant Bhushan: Bifurcation of J&K requires consent of the elected assembly of the State
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Jitender Singh, BJP leader: Congress had misused Article 370 for their own political purposes
Jammu and Kashmir LIVE updates: The Lok Sabha is debating Narendra Modi government's decision to revoke the autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir, after a Rajya Sabha discussion Monday.
The Rajya Sabha approved a resolution scrapping provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), and passed another Bill approving the bifurcation of the state into two Union territories, amid protests by the Opposition.
Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh were among the ministers who defended the government in the Lok Sabha. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party MP Shashi Tharoor spoke against the government's decision.
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Jyotiraditya Scindia supports govt on Article 370
Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia says he supports move on J-K and Ladakh and Kashmir's full integration into Union of India. Scindia says on Twitter "constitutional process" should have been followed.
Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
✔
@JM_Scindia
I support the move on #JammuAndKashmir & #Ladakh and its full integration into union of India.
Would have been better if constitutional process had been followed. No questions could have been raised then. Nevertheless, this is in our country’s interest and I support this.
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07:10 PM
Lok Sabha passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill
Lok Sabha votes in favour of Bill reorganising Jammu and Kashmir by two-thirds majority. House also passes Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Bill
06:46 PM
Article 370 didn't help Kashmir: Amit Shah
"What have the people of Jammu and Kashmir got from Article 370--nothing," says Amit Shah. "It has only encouraged terrorism.
06:37 PM
Vote bank politics won't work in Kashmir: Amit Shah
Vote bank politics won't work in Kashmir anymore, says Amit Shah. "Three families have ruled Kashmir. The hullaballoo over scrapping Article 370 is because Modi government has Anti-Corruption Bureau to investigate."
06:32 PM
Progressive laws didn't reach Kashmir: Shah
A law banning child marriage could not be implemented in Kashmir because of Article 370: Amit Shah. "How did that help Kashmir? National Commission for Minorties could reach Kashmir."
06:28 PM
Article 370 hurt development: Amit Shah
Article 370 hurt development in Jammu and Kashmir. It was against women and Dalits. It helped terrorists: Amit Shah
06:26 PM
Historic blunder corrected: Amit Shah
Shouldn't we find a new way for Kashmir? We are correcting a historic blunder there: Amit Shah
06:06 PM
It was Nehru who abruptly declared a ceasefire when India was at war against Pakistan over Kashmir. It was Nehru who took the Kashmir matter to the UN: Home Minister Amit Shah responds to Congress leader Manish Tewari's speech.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament in New Delhi on Monday | Photo: PTI
06:04 PM
If Nehru had given free hand to forces, PoK would have been ours: Amit Shah
If Pandit Nehru had given a free hand to Indian forces, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir would have been ours: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament in New Delhi on Monday | Photo: PTI
05:55 PM
Amit Shah rises to speak in Lok Sabha
Constitution was clear on Article 370, confusion was created in people's minds: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament in New Delhi on Monday | Photo: PTI
05:52 PM
PM Modi arrives in Lok Sabha
PM Modi arrives in Lok Sabha. BJP MPs chant Vande Mataram to wlecome him.
05:51 PM
China ''opposes'' decision to create Ladakh Union Territory
Commenting on the Indian government's decision to create Ladakh Union Territory, which involves the territory of the western section of the Sino-Indian border, the Beijing said, "China always opposes India's inclusion of Chinese territory in the western section of the China-India boundary under its administrative jurisdiction."
Ladakh
Ladakh. Photo: Reuters
05:47 PM
China on asks India, Pakistan to exercise restraint on Kashmir
Voicing serious concern over the situation in Kashmir, China on Tuesday asked India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and avoid actions that "unilaterally" change the status quo and exacerbate tensions between the two countries.
A CRPF jawan stands guard as situation in Kashmir continues to be tense and uncertain, in Srinagar, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. There are apperhenensions of prolonged law and order problem in the Valley | Photo: PTI
A CRPF jawan stands guard as situation in Kashmir continues to be tense and uncertain, in Srinagar, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. There are apperhenensions of prolonged law and order problem in the Valley | Photo: PTI
05:43 PM
Farooq Abdullah neither detained nor arrested: Amit Shah
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has neither been detained nor arrested and he is at his home of his own free will, Home Minister Amit Shah said in Lok Sabha.
Farooq Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Farooq Abdullah in Srinagar. Photo: PTI
05:18 PM
Shashi Tharoor compares Kashmir decision to 'disaster of demonetisation'
Shashi Tharoor in Lok Sabha:
We all remember the last time the Prime Minister unleashed a decision on the nation which was also initially applauded for his decisiveness just like today -- the disaster of demonetisation. The nation is still dealing with devastating consequences of that action.
Shashi Tharoor
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor | Photo: PTI
05:14 PM
Pakistan considering to call back High Commissioner from India, according to Pakistan media reports: ANI
Article 370
People hold signs and chant slogans as they attend a rally in solidarity with the people of Kashmir, in Karachi, Pakistan August 5, 2019. Photo: Reuters
05:05 PM
A West Bank in Kashmir: Asaduddin Owaisi
"Are you trying to create a Bantustan in Kashmir", says Hyderabad MP and AIMIM Asaduddin Owaisi. "Kashmiris can't come out or use their cell phones--they can't come even out of their homes. Are you trying to create a West Bank in Kashmir," he says.
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"I was detained in my house. I feel sad that Home Minister can lie like this and say that I am not detained": Farooq Abdullah, former Chief Minister, Jammu and Kashmir
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04:39 PM
I'm under arrest: Farooq Abdullah rejects Amit Shah's statement
Farooq Abdullah says he was under house arrest in Srinagar, rejecting Home Minister Amit Shah's statement in Parliament. "I heard the statement of the home minister of India that Farooq Abdullah is free and is staying in the house out of his own will. I thought how can he be lying when a DSP has been placed outside my house and no one can come in and no one can go out," he told Times Now TV channel, according to news agency PTI.
04:21 PM
Petition filed before SC
An advocate called M L Sharma has a filed a petition before the Supreme Court Tuesday challenging the Presidential order on Article 370 to revoke the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir. Sharma is likely to mention his plea for urgent listing before the apex court on Wednesday.
02:16 PM
Creation of Ladakh' India's internal matter: Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that the creation of Ladakh as a Union Territory is an internal matter of India.
“The creation of Ladakh and the consequential restructuring are India's internal matters,” Wickremesinghe said in a communique posted on social media sites.
The Sri Lankan prime minister said that Ladakh will finally become an Indian state.
"I understand Ladakh will finally become an Indian state. Buddhists are 70 per cent of Ladakh's population and it will be the first Indian state with Buddhist majority,” he said.
The prime minister said that he has been to Ladakh and "it is really worth a visit,” he added.
Sri Lanka is a Buddhist majority country with 74 per cent of its citizens following the religion.
02:07 PM
ANI
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Indresh Kumar, RSS on Article 35A &370 revoked: I welcome the decision. Even UNO will not oppose it. UNO justice will also support India in this. Pakistan agar koi uchal-khood karta hai, toh usko Pakistan occupied J&K se apne claim ko wapas lena hoga. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1158647479920922624 …
ANI
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@ANI
Indresh Kumar, RSS on Article 35A&370 revoked: Today's govt has done a Himalayan task. It is a big achievement of the country’s unity. Because the then Nehru govt took the Kashmir issue to the United Nations, this issue was escalated. It was a big mistake of Pandit Nehru&Congress
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02:06 PM
Jammu and Kashmir policy planning group of Congress party to meet today in Delhi.
02:05 PM
JD(U) walks out of Lok Sabha over J&K Re-organisation Bill
02:04 PM
2 Rajasthan Congress leaders congratulate Modi's J&K move
Two Rajasthan Congress leaders have welcomed the move and congratulated the Centre on its decision.
State Minister for Sports Ashok Chandna tweeted: "This comes as my personal opinion. Scrapping of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir is the first decision of the government that I welcome."
"The transformation of Article 370 should not follow dictatorship, rather should be resolved peacefully while winning the trust of people so that none of the citizens of the nation face any challenge in the future," he said.
Another senior Congress leader Dr Jyoti Mirdha, who is a former Member Parliament and granddaughter of Dr Nathuram Mirdha, congratulated the government for it bold step to integrate India.
"Nation first! Opposing for the heck of opposing is no virtue. Join in, congratulate the government for taking a bold step towards integrating India," she tweeted.
01:59 PM
Leaders under house arrest must be released, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti are not terrorists, says Mamata Banerjee
01:58 PM
Implementation of Article 370 should not be through dictatorship: Rajasthan sports minister
Rajasthan's youth affairs and sports minister Ashok Chandna on Tuesday said the implementation of Article 370 should be in an atmosphere of peace and trust rather than through dictatorship. Chandna in a tweet said he welcomes the Centre's decision of scrapping Article 370 of the Constitution. He, however, stressed that it should take place in a manner that no citizen face any problem in future.
01:57 PM
West Bengal CM, Mamata Banerjee on Article 370: We cannot support this bill
West Bengal CM, Mamata Banerjee: We cannot support this bill. We cannot vote for this bill. They should have spoken to all political parties and the Kashmiris. If you need to arrive at a permanent solution, then you have to talk to all stakeholders.
01:56 PM
Prashant Bhushan: Bifurcation of J&K requires consent of the elected assembly of the State
Activist, Prashant Bhushan: Bifurcation of J&K requires consent of the elected assembly of the State
01:56 PM
Jitender Singh, BJP leader: Congress had misused Article 370 for their own political purposes
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