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Updated August 5th, 2019 at 13:04 IST

J&K: Article 370 to be revoked, Raveena Tandon & Paresh Rawal hail Modi govt's historic integration move

In a historic move by the Modi government, Home Minister Amit Shah has proposed the abrogation of Article 370 from the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Reported by: Diyali Banerjee
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In a historic move by the Modi government, Home Minister Amit Shah has proposed the abrogation of Article 370 from the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Amit Shah while addressing the parliament on Monday announced that the government has decided to repeal Article 370 of the Constitution which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and bars people from rest of the country from buying land in the state.

Shortly after the resolution was tabled in Rajya Sabha, several Bollywood celebrities including veteran actor Paresh Rawal, actress Raveena Tandon, and filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar took to social media to hail the decision. 

READ | Govt Proposes Revoking Article 370 In J&K, Baijayant 'Jay' Panda Congratulates PM Modi And Amit Shah On Historic Decision

Take a look:

Paresh Rawal

Veteran actor and former BJP MP Paresh Rawal, in a Twitter post, extended support to the center's decision of scrapping Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. In his post, he said, "Today is the true and complete independence of our motherland. Today in the true sense of the word INDIA becomes ONE !!! Jai Hind."

Raveena Tandon

Actress Raveena Tandon took to Twitter and put out a post honouring the Indian flag.

READ | J&K: Article 370 To Go, Dr Subramanian Swamy Feeling Vindicated As PM Modi & Amit Shah Target Integration

Madhur Bhandarkar

Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar took to social media to celebrate the government's milestone move. Praising PM Narendra Modi in a recent tweet, he wrote, "Wow Historic Moment. Article 370 going Very brave move @narendramodi ji @AmitShah ji #KashmirParFinalFight"

Amit Shah recommends the revocation of Article 370

In an announcement with massive repercussions for Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister Amit Shah has announced in Rajya Sabha that the government has decided to repeal Article 370 of the Constitution which grants special status to J&K. The government has also decided to bifurcate the state into two Union territories – Jammu and Kashmir, which will have a legislature, and Ladakh, which will be without a legislature.

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Published August 5th, 2019 at 12:20 IST

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