Srinagar: By unveiling the "Statue of Peace" of Swami Ramanujacharya in Srinagar through video conferencing, Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, sent a strong message to the world that peace is returning fast to 'Naya Jammu and Kashmir', and the hate has been replaced by love and tolerance. Shah termed the "Statue of Peace" in Kashmir a very auspicious sign for the entire country, especially J&K.
"Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has established decisive supremacy on terror in Kashmir. He has taken development to the people of Kashmir without any discrimination," Shah said in his speech.
After the abrogation of "so-called" special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019, and its transition into a Union Territory, Himalayan region has witnessed tremendous development.
J&K people have realised that they were misled by their so-called leaders for the 70-years by telling them that they "enjoy a special status". In fact it was no special status but a big impediment in the way of peace, prosperity and development of the region.
Union Home Minister Shah under the guidance of PM Modi, played a pivotal role in ensuring that Article 370, a temporary provision in the Constitution of India, is done away with.
The process to revoke the Article 370 had commenced soon after Narendra Modi took over as the Prime Minister of India in 2014, but it was given final shape by Amit Shah and his team in 2019, when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) returned to power with a thumping majority.
On August 5, 2019, Amit Shah presented the Bill to revoke J&K's special status in Rajya Sabha and earned the title of being the new Sardar (Vallabhbhai Patel) of India. Despite BJP not having enough numbers in the Upper House, Shah and his team convinced the MPs that the government's decision is beneficial for the nation and the ones who understood it supported the J&K Reorganisation Bill moved by Shah to abrogate Article 370. The Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha and subsequently Lok Sabha gave its nod to end the 70-year old long status-quo in J&K.
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