Indian-Americans congratulate Modi, Shah for `taking bold step` on Jammu and Kashmir |
Indian Americans on Monday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Home Minister Amit Shah for “taking the bold step” to revoke Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian government abolished Article 370 and moved a separate bill to split the state into two union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh Article 370 granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir and allowed it to have its own flag and constitution, among other rights.Applauding the move to revoke Article 370, US-based Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) said the temporary constitutional provision had created a permanent situation of bloodshed in the Valley and choked prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir. It expressed hope that the newly-introduced Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation bill will bring peace and development in both J&K and Ladakh. “We congratulate Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister (Amit) Shah for taking this bold step. It was long due, but it took the courage and vision of Prime Minister Modi to remove this unjust provision,” said Jagdish Sewhani, president of American India Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Several Indian-Americans are ready to invest in tourism and other sectors of J&K and Laddakh, he said.
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