Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that a new era dawned in Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019, when the special status of the former State under Article 370 of the Constitution was removed by Parliament.
Mr. Shah virtually unveiled the statue of 11th century Vaishnavite saint Sri Ramanajucharya at the Sun Temple in Srinagar’s Sonawar. The statue weighs 600 kg and is four feet high. The saint has a wide following not only in south India but among many sects in West Bengal, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Assam and Maharashtra. In February, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated a 216 feet tall statue of Sri Ramanujacharya at Muchintal in Telangana.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Shah said that the Union Territory administration of J&K under Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha has established a decisive domination over terrorism under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi.
