Lok Sabha passed the resolution on scrapping provisions of Article 370 with 366 votes in favour, 66 against, and one abstention. Rajya Sabha had passed the Bill as well as the resolution on Monday
With the Kashmir Valley under a complete communication blackout and political leaders arrested, Parliament on Tuesday approved the resolution to scrap provisions of Article 370 and a Bill to bifurcate the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) into two Union territories.
In the Lok Sabha, Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Aksai Chin were part of Jammu & Kashmir, and “we will give our lives for it”. Aksai Chin is currently under Chinese occupation. The Lok Sabha passed the resolution and the Bill even as the Congress, a couple of its allies, and the Left parties voted against them. The Trinamool Congress walked out at the time of voting, pointing to constitutional improprieties in the passage of the Bill and the resolution.
However, the Congress as well as Trinamool were themselves divided houses on the issue. Congress General Secretary Jyotiraditya Scindia tweeted in the evening that he supported the move to “fully integrate” J&K and Ladakh into the Union of India. Trinamool’s Sukhendu Sekhar Roy also took to social media to support the move.
In Kashmir, leaders of mainstream political parties, including National Conference’s Omar Abdullah and PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti, were put under arrest on Monday night. The Lok Sabha passed the resolution on scrapping provisions of Article 370…
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