Rajya Sabha passes the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 with 125 voting for it and 61 members voting against the Bill. One member abstained from the vote.
Jammu and Kashmir will turn out to be the largest Union Territory (UT) in the country. Ladakh will turn out be the second largest UT in the country.
In his speech, the home minister Amit Shah said, “I want to tell the youth in the valley, with Article 370, there will be no development. If you want poverty, lack of development, lack of sanitation, continue with Article 370,” he said. ”
Further, in his speech, he added that Article 370 ensures there is no PPP model, no private investment in the state. 370 ensures the healthcare in Jammu and Kashmir suffers, no doctor wants to go there. 370 ensures there is no right to education for the children of Kashmir.Dalits, OBCs in the state don’t get any reservation because of 370… Can the advocates of Article 370 explain why this should be?” the minister questioned.
He also said that some day that the statehood might get restored, though it might take some time. Very soon they expect to make J&K as one of India’s most developed area.