New Delhi, July 7 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Nabin has said Jammu and Kashmir has undergone a "remarkable transformation" under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership. Nabin, who is on his first trip to Jammu and Kashmir as BJP chief, asserted that the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A brought "real freedom" to the people in the region, fulfilling Syama Prasad Mookerjee's vision.

Addressing a party function in Jammu to mark the 125th birth anniversary of BJP ideologue Mookerjee, Nabin said those who fail to recognise the changes in Jammu and Kashmir "have lost the ability to see with an open mind."

"People often ask what has changed in Jammu and Kashmir. I say that a great deal has changed. Only ...