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Here is what the President means by ‘concurrence of Jammu and Kashmir Government’ in the order abolishing special status of the state

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Here is what the President means by ‘concurrence of Jammu and Kashmir Government’ in the order abolishing special status of the state

The government of India issued a Presidential order in the Gazette of India, which has effectively abolished the Article 370 and Article 35A of the Constitution of India which had given special status to the state Jammu and Kashmir. The order reads that it has been issued by exercising the powers conferred by clause 1 of Article 370, with the concurrence of Government of Jammu and Kashmir.

Now, many people are asking, what is the meaning of this concurrence of J&K government, when there is no government in the state at present, as the state is under the Presidents rule. The answer to this lies in two documents, Article 370 itself, and the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir.

Section b(ii) of Article 370 contains this explanation: For the purposes of this article, the Government of the State means the person for the time being recognised by the President as the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir acting on the advice of the Council of Ministers for the time being in office under the Maharajas Proclamation dated the fifth day of March 1948. At that time the Maharaja was the government of the state, who acted on the advice of the council of ministers.

This provision was amended by a presidential order in 1952, which had said that Government of the State means the Sadar-i-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir, acting on the advice of the Council of Ministers of the State. During that time, the governor and the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir was known as Sadar-i-Riyasat and Prime Minister. Hence, this means that the Government of the State meant the Governor, known as Sadar-i-Riyasat. This was changed in 1965, via another Presidential order, which had said that reference of Sadar-i-Riyasat will mean reference of the governor. And it also specified that Government of the said State shall be construed as including references to the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir acting on the advice of his Council of Ministers.

Therefore, Article 370 and the subsequent amendments mean that the term Government of Jammu and Kashmir refers to the Governor of the state acting on behalf of the council of ministers.

This means, the president has issued the order, replacing the 1954 order, in concurrence of the governor, who represents the government of the state.

Now, the Article 370 also says that the governor acts on the advice of the council of ministers, but as there is no government in the state at present, can the governor act without the advice of state government?

The answer to this lies in the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution. It may be noted that the president’s rule in the state is imposed as per provisions of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, not Constitution of India. Article 92(1)(a) of the state’s constitution says that in case the government of the state can’t be carried on, the governor will “assume to himself all or any of the functions of the Government of the State and all or any of the powers vested in or exercisable by anybody or authority in the State”.

In the case of Mohd. Maqbool Damnoo vs State of Jammu And Kashmir, the Supreme Court of India had deliberated on the meaning of Government of Jammu and Kashmir. Going by all the provisions of Constitution, the apex court had come to the conclusion that “it is quite clear that the Governor is competent to give the concurrence stipulated in article 370 and perform other functions laid down by the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution. The court had clarified that the Governor is the successor of Sadar-i-Riyasat, and retained all the powers of the Sadar-i-Riyasat, even if the mode of appointment was changed from election to appointment by the president. Therefore, if the current order of the president is challenged in the Supreme Court, the court will most probably uphold it.

So, in summary, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir refers to the Governor of the state, and as there is no state government at present, the Governor assumes the role of the state government in advising the governor.

Army, Air Force and Navy kept on high alert, NSA Ajit Doval to visit Jammu and Kashmir to take stock of the situation

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Army, Air Force and Navy kept on high alert, NSA Ajit Doval to visit Jammu and Kashmir to take stock of the situation

The National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval along with other senior security officials is expected to visit Kashmir valley today to review the on-ground situation.

This decision came even while the Army, Air Force and Navy kept have been kept on high alert to deal with any fallout of the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories and stripping of Article 370.

The Indian Armed forces, though are of the view that the repealing of Article 370 and what is preceding in Jammu and Kashmir is India’s internal matter, but are still keeping a hawk’s eyes on any reaction regarding this decision from Pakistan’s side and the responses of its Army on the Line of Control (LoC) and other areas.

As a precautionary measure, more troops have been sent to Kashmir. Close to 8,000 paramilitary troops were airlifted and moved in from Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Assam and other parts of the country to the Kashmir valley. Troops induction still going on.

Ajit Doval had previously visited Srinagar in the last week of July, in the run-up to the decision to evoke Article 370 from the Valley.

After reviewing the situation, Doval had ordered to deploy over 25,000 security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir.

Hours before the announcement, section 144 CrPc was imposed in Srinagar with effect from 1200 Hrs on 5th August 2019 which shall remain in force till further orders.

It is notable here that the LoC between India and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir has been tensed since days as Pakistan has reportedly been attempting to send BAT personnel with Islamist terrorists into the valley. There have been reports of continuous shelling at the LoC.

Previously, the Amarnath Yatra had been cancelled following the discovery of American M-24 sniper and Pakistan made mine in a terrorist cache.

Mobile internet has been suspended in the Valley. As a preemptive measure, several political leaders, including Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone, have been put under house arrest while Army personnel have taken to the streets of Kashmir.

Schools and colleges in Jammu, Kishtwar, Resai, Doda and Udhampur districts were also ordered to remain closed on Monday.

Today, the Modi government came up with a historic move to change Kashmir’s destiny by revoking Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

Apart from this, the govt has announced to bifurcate the border state into two separate Union Territories – one for Ladakh without a Legislative Assembly, and another for Jammu and Kashmir with a legislative assembly with curtailed powers.

Home Minister Amit Shah is also likely to tour the Valley after the end of the Parliament session.

Amit Shah’s thundering speech in the Rajya Sabha: Article 370 has been the root cause of terrorism and poverty in J and K

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Amit Shah’s thundering speech in the Rajya Sabha: Article 370 has been the root cause of terrorism and poverty in J and K

Union Home Minister addressed the Rajya Sabha today after the central government’s historic decision to strip Article 370 and bifurcate the former Jammu and Kashmir into two separate Union Territories.

Addressing the upper house, Amit Shah stated that by stripping the Article 370, the long age of violence and bloodshed in the valley will now come to an end. He added that the resolution for bifurcation and the scrapping of Article 370 will bring a new era of development in the valley.

Shah added that Article 370 was a temporary provision and it was bound to be removed one day but the previous governments never dared to touch it due to fear of losing their vote banks.

Amit Shah added that Article 370 was the reason democracy never bloomed in Jammu and Kashmir while some people with their vested interests kept misusing it to further their own interests. He added that due to Article 37 and section 35A, corruption has been propagating and now it has reached its zenith. These provisions have made poverty and lawlessness take root in the land.


The Home Minister stated that certain politicians of Kashmir had made the environment such that no local body elections were being held in the state and government’s money meant to be spent in villages and towns for developmental works never reached there.

He stated that Article 370 had snatched the democratic rights of 40 thousand sarpanch and panchayat members in the state for all these years.

Also read: Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat elections: The mark of a new dawn and perhaps, a new destiny

Amit Shah highlighted the fact that due to the provisions in section 35A, quality educational institutions have not been able to open their schools and colleges in the state and the children in the state had been forced to go far away from their home to receive an education.

He added that over the decades, the government of India has sent thousands of crores of money to Jammu and Kashmir but instead of helping the people in the state, the money has been gulped down by corrupt politicians and bureaucrats. Article 370 is the reason behind it because it never allowed national anti-corruption laws to be applicable in the state.


Shah slammed the Congress saying that when the Allahabad HC brought judgement against Indira Gandhi, the then Congress government had brought a proposal and passed it the same day to force the emergency on the nation. But the same party is today opposing the NDA government for the resolution.

Shah stated that the entire Jammu and Kashmir has tremendous potential for tourism. But Article 370 has been stopping tourism and hospitality companies from opening their business in the state, thus keeping its population poor and in the mercy of a handful of politicians and their family members who monopolise all the business in the state.


Shah also stated that the government of India has brought Ayushman Bharat Yojna to benefit Indians but the Artcielc 370 deprives the people in the state of enjoying its benefits because no healthcare professional wants to go and live there. When a doctor cannot vote, buy a property or own a business in a state why would he want to work there, Shah asked.


Shah also slammed the opposition leaders who claim that the scrapping of the article is a threat to the identity, language and culture of Jammu and Kashmir. He asked that all other states in India obey one constitution and one law, which state has lost its own language and culture by opening its doors to business and development?

He further stated that the people who are opposing the government’s proposal send their own children abroad to study and live while encouraging the poor youth from J and K to pick up arms and stone-pelting.

Shah stated that Article 370 has withheld Jammu and Kashmir from enjoying the developments that a modern, inclusive and advanced India has achieved.

Pakistanis go completely mental as India strips Article 370 and proceeds to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir state

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Pakistanis go completely mental as India strips Article 370 and proceeds to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir state

Following India’s historic move to strip Article Article 370, which granted a special status to Jammu and Kashmir and a subsequent bill aimed to bifurcate the state into two Union Territories, Pakistanis on Twitter couldn’t stop themselves from expressing the devastation that swept them following India’s audacious move.

A large number of Pakistanis, who had no idea what was transpiring back in India were taken aback by the government’s decision to do away with the partition relic of Article 370 and proceed in the direction of greater assimilation of the state with the Indian Union. Dejected Pakistanis took to Twitter to lament about India’s dare-devilry vis-a-vis Kashmir.

Ghazwa-e-Hind proponent, Zaid Hamid, who was in the news for receiving lashes from Saudi Arabia regime had a meltdown on Twitter as he questioned Pakistan’s inability of having no intel input about the abolition and Modi government’s utter secrecy in doing away with Article 370.


He lost his mind so much that in a series of tweets in Urdu he asked the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan to resign over India’s revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

Pakistan’s foreign minister too took to Twitter to announce that Pakistan ‘condemns and rejects’ India’s proposals.


Seems like Pakistan has forgotten that it really doesn’t have a say in internal matters of India.

Pakistani senior journalist Hamid Mir was also gobsmacked by India’s move to scrap Article 370. Trotting out the age-old accusation that India acted in contravention to the United Nations, Mir proceeded to equate Prime Minister Modi with General Dyer who ordered the massacre of thousands of innocents in Jallianwala Bagh in 1919.


And there were still Pakistanis who were hoping against hopes that Kashmir will someday merge with Pakistan.


There has been quite a meltdown on the Indian side too, who perhaps never wanted peace to return to the valley. PDPD chief Mehbooba Mufti and the last chief minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir said that today was the darkest day in the history of democracy. This, surprisingly, wasn’t in reference to the fact that MPs of her party tore the Constitution in the Parliament and later, when asked to leave, tore their own clothes as a mark of protest against the revocation of special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir.

BJD, BSP, AAP, YSRCP, TDP and AIADMK extend their support to stripping of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir

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BJD, BSP, AAP, YSRCP, TDP and AIADMK extend their support to stripping of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir

Many political parties have extended their support and expressed euphoria over the centre’s resolution to effectively scrap Article 370 that granted a special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir and the introduction of a bill to bifurcate the state into two Union Territories- Jammu and Kashmir with legislature and Ladakh region without a legislature.

The ruling party in the state of Tamil Nadu, AIADMK has extended their support to the government’s decision to repeal the temporary Article 370 and divide the state into 2 Union Territories. Similarly, BJD too has backed the Central Government’s bill on Kashmir.

AIADMK, an NDA ally has 1 seat in the Lok Sabha and 11 seats in the Rajya Sabha. Naveen Patnaik led BJD has 12 seats in the Lok Sabha and 7 seats in the Rajya Sabha.


Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) also seemed to be in concurrence with the BJP stance on Jammu and Kashmir. They too have sided with the government on the Kashmir sought to turn the state into two Union Territories. BSP has 10 MPs in the Lok Sabha and 4 in the Rajya Sabha.


BSP MP in Rajya Sabha, Satish Chandra Mishra declared in the Rajya Sabha that his party has no objection to the Article 370 resolution and the Jammu and Kashmir bifurcation bill.


Senior Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray too tweeted the jubilation expressed by the Shiv Seniks outside his party office after Amit Shah made the declaration of doing away with Article 370. Shiv Sena, another NDA ally, has 18 MPs in the Lok Sabha and 3 in the Rajya Sabha.

Surprisingly, Aam Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal too expressed his support for the government’s resolution to dispense with Article 370. Tweeting his support, Kejriwal hoped that the decision will bring peace and development in the state. AAP has 1 MP in the Lok Sabha and 3 in the Rajya Sabha.


YSRCP has also sided with the BJP government at the centre to do away with Article 370, holding back the complete integration of the state of Jammu and Kashmir with India. Rallying behind the central government, Vijay Sai Reddy of YSRCP announced his party’s support to the government decision concerning Jammu and Kashmir.

Jagan Mohan Reddy led YSRCP has 22 members in the Lok Sabha and 2 members in the Rajya Sabha.

Chandrababu Naidu’s Telegu Desam Party too endorsed the Union government’s step to annul Article 370. TDP has 3 members in the Lok Sabha and 2 in the Rajya Sabha.


The BJP has an absolute majority in the Lok Sabha with 303 seats on its own. In the Rajya Sabha, however, the NDA is just short of the majority mark. However, with the support of parties outside NDA, notably BJD and YSRCP, the bill is expected to be passed without a hindrance.

As the day progresses, more parties are expected to support the government’s stand on Article 370.

Congress’ Chief whip resigns from RS calling decision to oppose the effective scrapping of Article 370 as ‘political suicide’

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Congress’ Chief whip resigns from RS calling decision to oppose the effective scrapping of Article 370 as ‘political suicide’

In a massive blow to the Congress Party, its Chief Whip, Bhubaneshwar Kalita in the Rajya Sabha (RS) tendered his resignation today, which was accepted by RS chairman Venkaiah Naidu.


Reportedly, the senior Assam Congress leader was upset over Congress’ stand to oppose the Centre’s decision on Jammu and Kashmir. He stated that Congress’ stand on this issue was “against the people’s feelings” and that the party seemed “ hell-bent on political suicide.”


In his letter, Kalita states that Congress had asked him to issue a whip on the Centre’s decision on Jammu and Kashmir but the fact is that the entire country’s sentiments were changing and this whip will be “against the people’s sentiments.”

He furthers that even Jawaharlal Nehru had once said that Article 370 will seize to exist one day. He went on to say that by opposing this decision, Congress is ‘hell-bent on political suicide’ and I refuse to be a part of this, which is why I tendered my resignation.

“Congress will be ruined under its present leadership and I firmly believe that nobody can save the grand old party from getting totally destroyed and wiped out,” wrote the former Assam Congress president.

With Kalita’s resignation, the rift within the Congress party becomes evident. Previously too, when the Triple Talaq Bill was presented in Rajya Sabha, 5 of its members had abstained despite Congress issuing a whip to ensure the presence of all its members during the voting on the bill.

Even then, despite severe objections from the Congress party and others, BJP had managed to get the contentious Triple Talaq Bill passed in the Rajya Sabha. Subsequently, with the presidential nod, the bill became law.

Going by its penchant, Congress heavily opposed the Centre’s move to repeal Article 370 today. Voting on the Bill in Rajya Sabha is set to take place today. It would be interesting to watch the BJP government recreate history like it recently did during the Triple Talaq bill.

Fact Check: Does the effective repeal of Articles 370 and 35A nullify the Instrument of Accession signed between JK Maharaja and India?

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Fact Check: Does the effective repeal of Articles 370 and 35A nullify the Instrument of Accession signed between JK Maharaja and India?

The Narendra Modi government today fulfilled one promise made in the manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha elections by beginning the process of effectively scrapping the Articles 35A and 370 of the constitution, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The government also decided to make the Ladakh region a union territory, and downgrade the remaining part of the state to a union territory with a legislative assembly and government.

Since the time BJP had promised to scrap Articles 35A and 370, many politicians and journalists, especially Kashmir based politicians, have been claiming that the accession of the state was conditional upon these two constitutional provisions, and if these two Articles are abolished, the accession of Jammu and Kashmir itself would become null and void. Politicians like Mehbooba Mufti and Farooq Abdullah have been claiming that the moment these special statuses for Jammu and Kashmir are withdrawn, the state will automatically revert to its independent status prior to accession to India.

In a statement issued to media, former J&K CM Omar Abdullah said that Jammu and Kashmir’s accession was done on the basis of terms and conditions contained in the Articles 35A and 370. Former CM Mehbooba Mufti also tweeted the same, claiming now India will become an occupying force in the state.


But these claims are totally wrong and baseless, and the fact is that the accession of Jammu and Kashmir was never conditional on the two Articles of Indian constitution. The state, then ruled by Maharaja Hari Singh, had decided to join independent India in 1947. The princely state was included in the Dominion of India through the Instrument of Accession was executed by Maharaja Hari Singh on 26 October 1947. This document was signed under the provisions of the Indian Independence Act 1947, an act passed by the United Kingdom Parliament.

So, when the state had merged into India, the Constitution of India didn’t even exist, which means articles 35A and 370 also didn’t exist at that time. Article 370 was part of the original constitution that India had adopted on 26th January in 1950. This was part of Part XXI of the constitution, which is the Temporary and Transitional provisions. This means the article 370 was deemed to be a temporary provision from the beginning. Therefore, a temporary article can’t be the precondition of the accession of a state.

The article 35A, on the other hand, was inserted into the constitution later, in the year 1954.

On 14th May 1954, the president had issued the Constitution (Application To The State Of Jammu And Kashmir) Order 1954, superseding the earlier order issues in 1952. This 1954 order inserted the Article 35A into the constitution, giving the state the right to determine who is a permanent resident of the state.

It may be noted that although the Article 370 gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, specifying which articles of Constitution apply to the state, it itself was under the Temporary and Transitional section of the original constitution adopted in 1950 itself. Neither of the Articles says that they are the preconditions of the accession of the state into India. Jammu and Kashmir had merged with India under the Instrument of Accession executed in 1947, and it is not depended on two constitutional provisions made in 1950 and 1954.

The Presidential order issued in 1950 had specified the subjects and articles of the Indian Constitution that corresponded to the Instrument of Accession, as required by Article 370. The presidential order of 1952 had superseded the 1950 order, which had amended the article 370 and had abolished the monarchy in the state. Another Presidential order issues in 1954 ha superseded the 1952 order, which was a comprehensive order implementing the provisions of Delhi Agreement 1952. This had inserted Article 35A into the Constitution.

Now the government has issued another presidential order, the Constitution (Application To The State Of Jammu And Kashmir) Order 2019, which supersedes the 1954 order.

One important fact to be remembered is that as per Article 370, other than defence, foreign affairs and communication, the concurrence of state government was required for any application of constitutional power pf central government. And this concurrence of state government was to be ratified by the Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir. But the Constituent Assembly itself was dissolved in 1956, after the adoption of Jammu and Kashmir constitution, this means the authority of the state government to give concurrence to any central government had lapsed. But this provision was soon abandoned and central government orders were implemented with the concurrence of the state government instead of the constituent assembly. This was being done without making the required change in the constitution. Now the government has decided to correct this anomaly, and has replaced the constituent assembly with the legislative assembly.

Congress opposes complete integration of Jammu and Kashmir with rest of India. Read their statements on Article 370 decision

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Congress opposes complete integration of Jammu and Kashmir with rest of India. Read their statements on Article 370 decision

As India witnessed history being made after Modi government, led by Home Minister Amit Shah announced in the Rajya Sabha that Article 370 has been effectively revoked by Presidential order, the Congress party has decided to protest against revoking of the controversial article.

Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad condemned the government’s proposal on Article 370, abrogating the special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Speaking to the media, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said that Jammu and Kashmir is a border state which is culturally, geographically, historically and politically different, which was bound together by Article 370. He said BJP drunk in power and to get votes, it has govt scrapped 3-4 things. “They’ve cut off the head of the country. Political parties will fight and stand with Jammu and Kashmir,” said Azad.


“In the history of India, this day will be written in black letters. they have abrogated Article 370 and Article 35A. Further, they have bifurcated the state of Jammu and Kashmir by making a Union territory. Even Governor is replaced by Lieutenant Governor. BJP does not understand the state as they have come to power now,” said Azad.

He further added that Kashmir shares borders with China and Pakistan. BJP has taken a treacherous decision and has destroyed democracy and the unity and integrity of the state. “The people of Jammu and Kashmir had fought the Pakistan Army with sticks. The BJP has now destroyed the people of Jammu and Kashmir culturally, politically, socio-economically,” added Azad.

Ghulam Nabi Azad said his party along with other ‘secular’ political parties will stand with the people of Jammu and Kashmir to protest against the historic decision of abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of state into two union territories.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said that the disintegration of India has begun with the resolution on Article 370. “The govt has illegally disintegrated J&K. This will set a precedent and allow the govt to disintegrate any state as per its will and we will not stand by this,” said P Chidambaram.

He has also said that the future will realise what a grave mistake the Modi government has made.


Earlier in the day, the government of India proposed bifurcation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir to be one Union Territory and Ladakh will be a separate Union Territory, according to this proposal.

The Congress party has clearly sacrificed national integrity and interest at the altar of petty politics. Articles 370 and 35A were the monsters hindering the complete and conditionless integration of Kashmir with the rest of India. By opposing this move, the Congress party has possibly damaged its electoral fortunes even more.

Unnao Rape case: Delhi court orders to shift rape accused Sengar and accomplice to Tihar jail

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Unnao Rape case: Delhi court orders to shift rape accused Sengar and accomplice to Tihar jail

On Monday, Delhi’s Tis Hazari Court ordered to shift rape accused Kuldeep Singh Sengar and co-accused Shashi Singh to Delhi’s Tihar Jail. Both of them are in jail for their involvement in the much-publicised Unnao rape case.

According to the reports, the Unnao rape accused MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his accomplice Shashi Singh were produced before Delhi’s Tis Hazari court on Monday amid tight security after the court issued production warrant against them on Friday. The court had also issued warrants against the other accused in the case for their presence on Tuesday.

Last week, the Supreme Court had transferred all cases from Uttar Pradesh to Delhi, while ordering interim compensation of Rs 25 lakh for the victim and CRPF security cover for the victim and her family including their lawyer.

The Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had asked the CBI to expedite the probe into the accident case and complete it within seven days and not later than 14 days.

Former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar is the prime accused in the 2017 high profile rape case. The case pertains to an alleged rape committed by Sengar and his plot to silence the victim and intimidate her relatives by framing them in police cases based on flippant charges.

Last Sunday, the victim was travelling to Raebareli with her two aunts, and her lawyer Mahendra Singh when their vehicle was hit by a truck, rendering the victim and her lawyer critically injured. The vehicle collided with a truck going in the opposite direction towards Lalganj in UP. The victim is now battling for her life.

Two of her aunts were killed in the accident while her lawyer also sustained serious injuries. The CBI has later taken up the investigation into the car crash too. The victim’s family had alleged that they were being pressurised by Sengar’s men. and the car crash was orchestrated by Sengar himself.

5th August 2019: The death of Nehruvian Secularism and the dawn of a New India

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5th August 2019: The death of Nehruvian Secularism and the dawn of a New India

There are moments in history the significance of which mere words cannot capture. Human language has not evolved enough to contain the vocabulary required to adequately describe the essence of their import. The 5th of August, 2019 is one such day.

It will go down in history as the day when the future of India was changed forever. The abolition of Article 370 and consequently, Article 35A, marks a new beginning for our country. Monumental days such as today have key players who are immortalized forever. A single decision taken by a few extraordinary men translates into a giant leap for an entire nation.

The Death of Nehruvian Secularism

In the second week of May, while the Lok Sabha elections were underway, OpIndia.com had made a prediction. We had said that Nehruvian Secularism shall not survive another term of Modi Sarkaar. Of course, we weren’t the first to make that claim. However, it does feel good to be vindicated.

So this is how Nehruvian Secularism dies, amidst chants of Bharat Mata ki Jai and Jai Hind. Nehru’s legacy didn’t die a simple death. The death of his legacy was cheered, celebrated and cherished by every single patriot of this country. And it’s merely the beginning. By the time the Modi-Shah duo is done, India will be completely unrecognizable from the country Nehru envisioned. And like we said before, it will be a good thing.

It has also become evident that Nehruvian Secularism is inherently detrimental to our national interests. The criminalization of Triple Talaq was the first blow that was struck at the heart of it. Within a matter of days, the abolition of the Articles 370 and 35A has destroyed it altogether.

A New India

The abolition of Articles 370 and 35A and the unprecedented developments that preceded it also heralds the dawn of a New India. This New India acts as a sovereign nation, this New India is not afraid to enforce harsh crackdowns on people who seek to threaten its territorial integrity. This New India reveres Gandhi but carries in its heart the revolutionary spirit of Veer Savarkar and Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

This New India is a major player in international politics. This New India is not cowed down by the West. This New India does not compromise its national interests in a deluded pursuit of the moral high ground. This New India has abandoned Nehruvian ideals for the virtues that drove Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to glory. It’s a fundamental shift in the manner in which India perceives itself, it’s a shift that indicates a definitive change in the ideological conceptions of the political establishment.

India shall no longer be held hostage by a bunch of foreign-backed politicians. India shall no longer shy away from conflict. India does not hunger for war but recognizes that wars waged to uphold Dharma are virtuous. We shall no longer sacrifice our nation and its people to the false song of Secularism. This is not Nehru’s India anymore, this is Veer Savarkar’s India, Shyama Prasad Mookerjee’s India, Sri Aurobindo’s India.

Makers of a New India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has often talked about a New India. After today’s decision, it almost becomes certain that he will go down as the maker of it. He has shown tremendous courage, colossal grit and enormous dedication in passing this order. The party won 303 seats in his name and the mammoth victory has manifested itself in even mightier consequences.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is indispensable to Narendra Modi. Through thick and thin, Amit Shah has stood by Narendra Modi’s side and helped craft his gargantuan victories. It’s not for nothing that he is called the Modern Chanakya. Who could have ever imagined that one single friendship would have such an impact on the future of an entire civilization? It’s only fitting then when people shall speak of a New India, Amit Shah’s name will closely follow Narendra Modi himself.

NSA Ajit Doval is another individual who deserves great credit for the abolition of Articles 370 and 35A. It has been fairly obvious that the top two of the BJP work closely in tandem with Doval on all major issues concerning the nation. Doval, himself, has been targeted frequently by the Lutyens Cabal which indicates his importance in the government hierarchy. He has tasted several great successes in his career but surely, the abolition of Articles 370 and 35A is the most important issue he has ever worked. And that will be his greatest achievement.

There are a great many others who have worked behind the scenes to ensure that this momentous occasion comes to pass. And each of them deserves great praise. It’s also a victory for every single nationalist who was fortunate enough to be born in this sacred land of ours. It’s a collective victory of every single citizen of this country.

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