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Jammu & Kashmir: From a State with autonomy to two Union Territories

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation on August 8, 2019. Photo: Twitter/@PMOIndia
On August 7, 2019 President Ram Nath Kovind declared that the special status given to Jammu & Kashmir under Article 370 and 35A has been abrogated. The NDA government brought in a resolution to revoke the special status granted to the State, in the Rajya Sabha, amid protests from the Opposition. The resolution was passed in both Houses while the State was on lockdown. A Bill bifurcating the State into two Union Territories — Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh — was also passed. Here is our coverage on the events.
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