Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Salman Khurshid has said that scrapping of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution in 2019 ended the long-standing problem of separatism in Jammu and Kashmir, resulting in “prosperity” in the region. Khurshid made these remarks during a diplomatic visit to Indonesia.
“Kashmir had a major problem for a long time. Much of that was reflected in the thinking of the government in an article called 370 of the Constitution, which somehow gave an impression that it was separate from the rest of the country. But Article 370 was abrogated and it was finally put to an end,” Khurshid said speaking to members of Indonesian think tanks and academia as part of an all-party Indian parliamentary delegation.
Article 370 of the Constitution that have special status to Jammu and Kashmir was revoked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP-led government in August 2019.
Kashmir had a major problem for a long time… But Article 370 was abrogated and it was finally put to an end.
Khurshid is accompanying a multiparty delegation led by Janata Dal (United) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha. The former Union Law Minister also noted that the post-abrogation of article 370, the environment in Jammu and Kashmir has yielded progress, citing a 65 per cent voter turnout in recent elections and the formation of an elected government in the Union Territory.