New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian Home Minister Amit Shah Said on Friday before parliament that Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which gives autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir state, is temporary and not permanent.
Video footage of the remark has gone viral on Indian social media, with some accusing politicians of "ruining the country".
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— Sukhmandra Sukhmandra (@SSukhmandra) June 28, 2019
Special Status Article 370 why.
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One Nation One https://t.co/n1fbFgLsiV PM.➖ Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. pic.twitter.com/R9H8JaGpEb
Article 370 of our Constitution: Subject: Nehru's bitter gift to all Indians.
— Pralay Kumar Tewary (@pk1313) June 28, 2019
What is Article 370?
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If you guys so love Divisive politics the next step could be a Article 370 like law for all states.
— Neel Vadodaria / નીલ વડોદરીયા (@Neelv1998) June 28, 2019
Thank you for ruining the country, politicians. pic.twitter.com/4zRXWD49T7
Article 370 is not permanent and there is no change in our stand on it : @AmitShah statement in Parliament
— Ashish Kohli 🇮🇳 (@dograjournalist) June 28, 2019
Darna nae #KashmiriLeadership
#Shah370Warning | Proclamation in Parliament; Home Minister @AmitShah puts Article 370 on Agenda, 'Article 370 is not permanent' reminding Congress and Abdullahs. pic.twitter.com/xzutbm0gTM
— Gautam Dass (@Tiger_Of_Bengal) June 28, 2019
Removed article-370 as soon as earliest!!! pic.twitter.com/vlVbUocPAR
— Achal Patel (@AchalsharanP) June 27, 2019
There were, however, others who were sceptical and had strong reservations about the Indian home minister’s statement on the contentious issue of Article 370, which has been debated for years in Kashmir and other parts of the country at different forums.
I feel article 370 sare India me lga dena chahiye .....the only way to save natural beauty of our country
— Anita Kumari (@anitakumari3581) June 14, 2019
They want to save Ndtv and pc , ppl who thnk shah is here to take strict actions will b fooled after 5 yrs bcoz he will settle many scores of congress . Under the garb of scrapping article 370 and winning bengal this anti corruption crusade will be completely showdown.
— Optimus prime (@indianoptimus) June 11, 2019
Under @narendramodi Government, Nothing will happen on:
— Kashyap Patel 🇮🇳 (@kashyap9991) June 6, 2019
👉 Population Control Bill
👉 Ram Mandir
👉 Article 370
👉 Uniform Civil Code
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Addressing members of Parliament during a Budget Session, Shah launched a scathing attack on previous governments led by the opposition Congress Party for their various acts of omission and commission in relation to the state of Jammu and Kashmir because a third of the region is now neighbouring Pakistan, not India.
Home Minister Shah further claimed India’s first PM, Jawaharlal Nehru, has to be squarely blamed for handing over that particular part of Kashmir to Pakistan without consulting his then-home minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
He was replying to a statutory resolution seeking the Indian Parliament’s permission to extend central government rule in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shah asserted that the current Indian government has a 'zero tolerance' policy towards terrorism and it seeks to protect the nation’s borders and make the country safe for all.
This drew sharp reactions from members of the Congress party and led to frequent disruptions of the proceedings in parliament.
Shah also questioned the Congress Party-led opposition’s claim that the present government is trampling democracy in Jammu and Kashmir.
Placing data before the parliament, he said that so far central government rule has been imposed on 132 occasions in the state, of which Congress-led governments have been responsible for imposing this rule on 93 occasions.
Shah then hypothetically asked what right the opposition Congress Party has to question the present government about its democratic credentials
At the end of the debate on the issue, the Lok Sabha, the Lower House of the Indian Parliament, agreed to the government’s resolution to extend its rule in Jammu and Kashmir from 3 July.
