Resolution on Article 370, J&K (Reorganisation) Bill passed in Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha adopts the resolution to nullify Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir and passes J&K (Reorganisation), Bill.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday moved the resolution to revoke Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, in Lok Sabha. Shah also introduced Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Bill, 2019 in the Lower House of Parliament.
A resolution removing the special status of the state under Article 370 was approved by the Rajya Sabha on Monday with Shah saying the constitutional provision was the "root cause of terrorism" in the state, and that the Modi government was committed to making the state the most progressive in the country.
The Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Bill, 2019, which strips Jammu and Kashmir's status of a state and converts it into a Union Territory with legislature and carving out Ladakh region as a union territory without legislature, was passed in a division pressed by the opposition with 125 votes in favour and 61 against, and an NCP member abstained.
Resolution revoking special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of Constitution passed in Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha passes Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Bill 2019 with 370 votes in favour and 70 against
19:09 IST Tuesday, 6 August 2019
Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Bill, 2019 passed in Lok Sabha.
19:03 IST Tuesday, 6 August 2019
Voting on Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation Bill), 2019 in Lok Sabha underway.
19:00 IST Tuesday, 6 August 2019
Congress' Jyotiraditya M Scindia supports abrogation of Article 370
"I support the move on Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh and its full integration into the Union of India. Would have been better if the constitutional process had been followed. No questions could have been raised then. Nevertheless, this is in our country’s interest and I support this," Congress' Jyotiraditya M Scindia said.
Article 370.
Who took Kashmir to the United Nations, it was Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. History will decide if this decision (to revoke 370) is right or not, but whenever it will be discussed, PM Narendra Modi will be remembered by the people: Amit Shah
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi says 99% of debate is complete so the voting should be done today itself.
I request you to extend the time of the house till this Bill is completed. Also, as per schedule, you are supposed to finalise tomorrow, but since 99% of the business is over, I request you to finalise today: Joshi to Lok Sabha Speaker
Today the people from the opposition who are talking about Article 370, did they speak when Human Rights were being violated in Pak occupied Kashmir? Even today Human Rights are violated in PoK. These are bigger questions:
BJP MPs gave standing ovation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrived in Lok Sabha, today & greeted him by thumping desks & chanting 'Vande Matram and Bharat Mata ki Jai'
The Honourable President was having a bath & he said at least spare me to take my bath, don't bring ordinance at this moment (in the cartoon), we didn't do anything like that. You imposed emergency at first, then told the cabinet: Tharoor
Mr Shashi Tharoor, you talked diligently on legislative despotism or something like that. Oh alright, I can't speak English of that caliber, I know my limitations. But I remember a very famous cartoon when emergency was imposed: Ravi Shankar Prasad
What will happen on Eid? Eid is on Monday. Are you assuming that Kashmiris instead of sacrificing lamb should sacrifice themselves? If you want that I'm sure they'll do that, they've been doing that: Owaisi
Asaduddin Owaisi in Lok Sabha: I stand to oppose the bill. Definitely, BJP has lived up to electoral promise in their manifesto, but you have not lived up to your constitutional duties. You've indulged in breach of a constitutional promise
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor speaks in Lok Sabha
Tharoor termed the decision to scrap Article 370 as legislative authoritarianism. "It betrays the spirit of the Constitution," he said, adding that in the name of unity, the government are promoting division, in the name of prosperity, it is are promoting poverty.
We all remember the last time PM unleashed a decision to the nation which was also initially applauded for his decisiveness, just like today and that was the disaster of demonetisation. Nation is still dealing with devastating consequences of that action: Shashi Tharoor
he decision has already done serious damage to our international standing. The way the Amarnath pilgrims were evacuated using the false pretence of terrorism, utter secrecy about the deployment of troops have exposed contempt of liberty of people. The decision has changed the constitutional relationship of the people of Jammu and Kashmir to the Republic of India: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor
UPA gave Kashmir a central University status in 2011, Jammu fought and took a central univ. I was a Student Union leader. We demanded a central university in Ladakh, but we didn't get it. Prime Minister Modi recently gave us a university, 'Modi Hai to Mumkin Hai': Ladakh BJP MP Namgyal
What will be the loss with this decision? Sirf do pariwar rozi-roti khoyenge aur Kashmir ka bhavishya ujjwal hone wala hai (Only two families will lose the living but the future of Kashmir will be bright): Namgyal
Pointing at Congress, Ladakh BJP MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal says: You have tried to destroy the Buddhists in Jammu and Kashmir by misusing Article 370
Hasnain Masoodi's claim on Syama Prasad Mukherjee
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha: Since the member (Hasnain Masoodi) of the House has said Dr Syama Prasad Mookerji ne hi 370 ka prastav laya tha. Either the member should present a factual reference or he must apologise to the House.
Aap kehte hain ki nahi ji, hamne kab kaha tha...aap kehte hain ki ye temoprary tha,temporary tha, aap Gopalaswami Ayyangar ki taqreer(speech) padhiye. Mookerji (Syama Prasad Mookerji) ke aashirwaad se 370 bana: National Conference MP Hasnain Masoodi
BJP has done nothing for the majority of people and only worked for 20 crore people, ignoring the rest of the population. Home Minister has to clarify if the Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir is a part of India or not: Akhilesh Yadav
Supriya Sule, NCP MP: I sit on seat 462, Farooq Abdullah sits on seat 461. He's elected from J&K, we can't hear him today.This debate will be incomplete if you ask me.
In response, Shah says: Farooq Abdullah has neither been detained nor arrested. He's at his home, out of his own free will
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi launches the most scathing attack on Congress. He says, "When the country is celebrating, Congress is speaking in the voice of Pakistan. Pakistan govt official statement said it's a dark day. Congress leaders have stated it's a dark day. What does it mean? Pak says it's a dark day and you're joining them?"
Union Minister Jitendra Singh slams politicians who are suddenly empathising with Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, who have been detained. Referring to past, Jitendra SIngh says that Syama Prasad Mukherjee was arrested for 44 days for entering J&K. Where was the parties then?
He also says that Nehru didn't allow Sardar Patel to sort out the Kashmir matter, and tried to handle the matter on his own, creating a giant mess which lead to formation of PoK and Article 370 being made.
Rahul Gandhi has finally reacted in this issue. He has tweeted "National integration isn’t furthered by unilaterally tearing apart J&K, imprisoning elected representatives&violating our Constitution. This nation is made by its ppl,not plots of land. This abuse of executive power has grave implications for our national security".
Manish Tewari of Congress says J&K is part of India because of Nehru. He says that without taking the wish of J&K Assembly into account, Article 370 can't be abrogated. Are you supporting scrapping Article 370 or not? Amit Shah asks Manish Tewari. Congress MP says, " There is something called 50 shades of grey!".
Tewari says, "Indian constitution does not have only #Article370. It also has Article 371 A to I. They provide special rights to Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra, Sikkim etc. Today when you're scrapping Article 370,what message are you sending to these states?hat you can revoke Article 371 tomorrow? By imposing President's rule in the north eastern states, and using the rights of their Assemblies in the Parliament, you can scrap Article 371 too? What kind of Constitutional Precedent are you setting in the country?"
Senior Congress leader said, " In last 70 yrs, several times we saw demands that union territories be converted into states but this is probably the first time in history that a state has been converted into union territory. There cannot be a bigger blow to federal structure than this."
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Congress leader in Lok Sabha has stirred a controversy asking, " You say that it is an internal matter. But it is being monitored since 1948 by the UN, is that an internal matter? We signed Shimla Agreement & Lahore Declaration, what that an internal matter or bilateral? : I don't think you are thinking about PoK, you violated all rules and converted a state into a Union Territory overnight"
Amit Shah strongly opposes this statement and says that J&K is an integral part of the country and whenever he refers to the state, he also implies PoK and Aksai Chin as part of the state.
Current situation in Jammu and Kashmir:
ANI quoting official sources is reporting, "There is peace and normalcy in J&K. It has been event free, no agitations held. People also moving about for essential work".
With ANI inputs
The huge move undertaken by the Modi government to scarp Articles 370 and 35A and bring in a bill to bifurcate the state of Jammu and Kashmir seemed to have changed the whole political dynamics of the country, at least for some time to come.
The impact of the ripples of the political masterstroke was there to see almost instantly as some of the staunchest political adversaries of BJP like AAP, TDP and BSP chose to side with the government. Not only the AAP, BSP and TDP voted in favour of the resolution and the bill, they also hailed it as a big step that will help Jammu and Kashmir to integrate with the country.
Those who sided with the government's decision could see the writing on the wall after gauging the mood among the public which in several states came on to the streets to celebrate the occasion dancing and distributing sweets. People could be seen shouting Modi…Modi and even comparing the event as the Second Independence Day.
“We support the govt on its decisions on J&K. We hope this will bring peace and development in the state,” tweeted Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in support. An AAP leader conceded that after 2019 Lok Sabha results, a clear view had emerged within the party about which line to take ahead of the assembly elections. After a lot of deliberations it was decided the party would take a clear stand on issues of nationalism, especially with regard to issues that have emotive appeal in public like on Kashmir and on the Left-wing extremism, he said.“The party is aware that even remote opposition to such issues will result in political hara-kiri,” he said.
The administration moved quickly in all directions to manage any aftereffects of the abrogation of the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir.
The Ministry of External Affairs briefed envoys of the member-nations of the United Nations Security Council – permanent and nonpermanent – on New Delhi's decision to remove the special status under Article 370 for Jammu and Kashmir.
India explained that proposals under its Parliament's consideration on the administrative reorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir and Article 370 were matters internal to the country and aimed at providing good governance and ensuring economic development in Jammu and Kashmir.
The United States on Tuesday said it was "closely following" the events in Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that gave special status to the state.
However, it expressed concern over the reports of detentions of some politicians in the state. "We are closely following the events in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. We take note of India's announcement revising the constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir and India's plan to split the state into two union territories. We note that the Indian government has described these actions as strictly an internal matter," State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement, which was posted by Voice of America's White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman on his Twitter handle.
"We are concerned about reports of detentions and urge respect for individual rights and discussion with those in affected communities. We call on all parties to maintain peace and stability along the Line of Control," the statement said.