Srinagar, March 7 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that Jammu and Kashmir is "breathing freely" today as there is no Article 370 that was the biggest hinderance in its development.

Addressing a mega rally at Srinagar's Bakshi stadium, PM Modi as per KNS said "this is the new Jammu and Kashmir which we have been waiting for since decades and this is the new Jammu and Kashmir for which Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee sacrificed his life."

He said that today the region is developing at a rapid pace after the Central government abrogated Article 370 that had hindered Jammu and Kashmir's development for decades.

"Today Jammu and Kashmir is touching new heights and people are breathing freely. This has been possible only after our...