New Delhi, August 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35(A was a new era of progress and prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
Security, dignity and opportunity for the women, youth, backwards, tribal and marginalised communities came with abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35(A), PM Modi said on the fifth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35(A).
"Today we mark 5 years since the Parliament of India decided to abrogate Articles 370 and 35(A), a watershed moment in our nation's history. It was the start of a new era of progress and prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh," he posted on X.
"It meant that the Constitution of India was implemented in these places in letter and spirit, in line with the vision of the great men and women who made the Constitution. With abrogation came security, dignity and opportunity for the women, youth, backwards, tribal and marginalised communities who were deprived of the fruits of development," the Prime Minister added.
"At the same time, it has ensured that corruption, which plagued J-K for decades, has been kept at bay. I assure the people of J&K and Ladakh that our Government will keep working for them and fulfil their aspirations in the coming times," PM Modi wrote on X.
