CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Shri Shah said that for 70 years, people of India have harboured this aspiration in their hearts that Kashmir must be an integral part of India. Article 370 was the only roadblock to realize this goal. Home Minister thanked the Prime Minister for this historic step to remove this roadblock for ever.

Detailed explanation-2: -The leaders of the Indian National Congress – India’s main opposition party – was divided on the revocation of Article 370.

Detailed explanation-3: -After the resolution was adopted by both houses of the parliament, the president issued Constitutional Order 273 on 6 August 2019 replacing the extant text of Article 370 with the following text: 370.

Detailed explanation-4: -Revocation of special status and domicile law This implied that the Article 35A stood abolished. Further, the Union Parliament passed legislation reorganising the state into two union territories, one being Jammu and Kashmir, the other Ladakh.