NEW DELHI, Aug. 5 -- On the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A, senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Shri Gulam Ali Khatana stated that the 2019 decision under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has ushered in a new era of peace, democratic empowerment, development, and equal opportunity in Jammu & Kashmir.
Addressing the media, Shri Khatana observed that previous governments, including the Congress and National Conference, were responsible for prolonged instability, dynastic politics, and developmental neglect in the region, which deprived youth of opportunities and weakened democratic institutions.
He noted that genuinely free and fair democratic processes were limited in the past, high...