The Narendra Modi government on Monday revoked Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is following with concern the tense situation in the India-Pakistan region and urges all parties to exercise restraint, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said here on Monday. “We are following with concern the tense situation in the region… We urge all parties to exercise restraint,” Dujarric said at the daily press briefing, adding that the UN is also aware of reports of restrictions in Kashmir in India.
Dujarric was responding to a question on whether the Secretary General has any comment on India’s decision to revoke Kashmir’s special status and the Pakistan’s response that this is a violation of UNSC resolutions calling for a UN-organised plebiscite.
The Narendra Modi government on Monday revoked Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Rajya Sabha approved the resolution abrogating Article 370 for Jammu and Kashmir and a bill to bifurcate the state into two union territories- Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, with Home Minister Amit Shah saying the controversial provisions were responsible for poverty and lack of development in the state….
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