The Structure’s Article 370, which gave Jammu and Kashmir its particular standing, had ”led to separatism”, Union Residence Minister Amit Shah informed Rajya Sabha in the present day, hours after the Supreme Court docket backed the Centre’s transfer to scrap the Article 4 years in the past.
”There are different states with extra Muslim inhabitants than Kashmir. Then why solely J&Okay was affected by terrorism? It was as a result of Article 370 led to separatism,” Mr Shah mentioned, stating that prime court docket, in its judgment in the present day, mentioned the Article was short-term in nature, meant solely to ease Jammu and Kashmir into being part of India.
The court docket’s order vindicated the federal government’s stand, mentioned Mr Shah, who was the one to announce the revocation of the Article 370 and splitting of Jammu and Kashmir in August 4 years in the past.
Even so, the Congress, he mentioned, was not proud of the court docket’s verdict.
”At this time, the Congress mentioned in its press convention that the Article 370 was scrapped in an incorrect manner. Even after Supreme Court docket verdict, they’re saying that they do not conform to this,” Mr Shah mentioned.
The Congress, he mentioned, had dedicated errors for 40 years. ”They count on that the errors of 40 years shall be rectified in Modi’s 4 years. However they’re proper, one ought to at all times purpose excessive,”he mentioned.
He additionally blamed Jawaharlal Nehru, the nation’s first Prime Minister, for Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.
”If there was no premature ceasefire (through the struggle with Pakistan), there would not have been a Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. Our nation was profitable, had he (Nehru) waited for 2 days, total Kashmir would have been ours,” he mentioned.
If there was no premature ceasefire, there would not have been a PoK. Our nation was profitable, had he (Nehru) waited for two days, total Kashmir would have been ours
”Folks say if not for Nehru, there would have been no Kashmir. Individuals who know historical past, I wish to ask them, Hyderabad confronted a much bigger drawback, did Nehru go there? Did Nehru go to Lakshadweep, Junagarh or Jodhpur? He solely used to go to Kashmir and even there he left the job unfinished,” he added.
The federal government’s transfer to mainstream Jammu and Kashmir has ensured that the lives of individuals there have improved, the minister mentioned.
”Kashmiris do not hearken to individuals who speak about terrorism and separatism, they now hearken to talks of democracy… Earlier than 2014, hundreds used to attend the funerals of terrorists. Does anybody see something like that now? This occurred as a result of we made a provision, that their final rites will occur on the spot they had been killed,” he added.
”Stone-pelting circumstances have come down as a result of we introduced a rule that if anybody has a stone-pelting case in opposition to them, nobody from their household can be eligible for a authorities job,” he mentioned. The federal government, he added, has handed younger individuals laptops to younger individuals who had been carrying stones. ”We’re near a terrorism-free Kashmir,” he mentioned.