Welcoming the Supreme Court verdict on the abrogation of Article 370, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on December 11 said the decision is a tribute to those who were martyred fighting for “One Constitution, One Flag and One Prime Minister” for the country.
He was replying to a debate in Rajya Sabha on two Bills related to Jammu and Kashmir — the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill and the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill. The Upper House passed both Bills, which were passed in Lok Sabha last week. Opposition members walked out, protesting Mr. Shah’s remarks against former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the Congress party and also for taunting the Opposition party over huge seizure of cash from the premises of one of its MPs.
Mr. Shah said it was an important day written in golden letters in the history of Jammu and Kashmir and the country, as the Supreme Court has approved the entire process of abrogation of Article 370. Mr. Shah said the Opposition’s stand was not for justice for Kashmir but for delaying the implementation of the decision of the Centre. “Our stand on Article 370 was consistent since 1950. The Congress and the communists alleged that we were trying to take political advantage by taking such a stand. But the Supreme Court made it clear that Jammu and Kashmir had no special status at all,” he said.
