Highlights: RS passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, ex-CMs held

Jammu and Kashmir issue: Amit Shah moved proposal to scrap Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir in the Rajya Sabha. Catch LIVE updates on Kashmir issue

11:18 PM

UN chief says he concerned about region

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urges India and Pakistan to exercise restraint after New Delhi removed special status given to Jammu and Kashmir. "We are following with concern the tense situation in the region," said a spokesperson for Guterres.

10:01 PM

'Murder of democracy': Left parties protest Article 370 decision

Left parties protest abolition of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. "What the government has done is regressive and will further alienate the people of Jammu and Kashmir. This is the murder of democracy," says CPI general secretary D Raja said. The CPI(M) called the move an "attack" on the Constitution.

9:23 PM

Nagaland parties caution Central govt

Political parties and tribal organisations in Nagaland warn the Central government against Article 371A, which gives the state special status. "As an Opposition party, we are confident that the central government will not dare to take the Jammu and Kashmir path in Nagaland, lest the sentiments of Naga people are hurt and the consequences would be severe," Achumbemo Kikon, spokesperson of the People's Front (NPF), was quoted by PTI as saying. Article 371A states that no act of Parliament -- with respect to religious or social practices of the Nagas, their customary law and procedure, administration of civil and criminal justice involving decisions according to Naga customary law, ownership and transfer of land and its resources -- shall apply to the state unless the Assembly decides by a resolution.

8:49 PM

J&K People's Conference leaders Sajjad Lone and Imran Ansari arrested: PTI quoting government officials

8:01 PM

Omar Abdullah, National Conference Leader and a former chief minister, has been arrested too after being detained in his house this morning, says NDTV. 

7:50 PM

6:53 PM

Rajya Sabha passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill

Rajya Sabha passes Bill to reogranise Jammu and Kashmir. 125 votes in favour, 61 against and 1 member abstained.

6:39 PM

Rajya Sabha starts voting on Bill to reorganise Jammu and Kashmir

Rajya Sabha starts voting on Bill to reorganise Kashmir. Chairman Venkaiah Naidu asks lawmakers to take their seats.

6:30 PM

Congress leaders criticise Amit Shah's speech

Congress leader P Chidambaram and Ghulam Nabi Azad oppose Amit Shah's speech. "Why are you making Jammu and Kashmir a union territory," says Chidambaram.

6:22 PM

Scrapping Article 370 good for Kashmir: Amit Shah

I believe ending Article 370 is good for Kashmir. We should rise above vote bank politics and support Bills reorganising the state: Amit Shah

6:18 PM

Kashmir won't become Kosovo: Amit Shah

"Once the situation improves in Jammu and Kashmir the government will work to make it a state again. Kashmir will not become a Kosovo," says Amit Shah, referring to an Opposition lawmaker's allegation.

6:06 PM

Kashmir's youth are provoked: Amit Shah

"Should the Valley (Kashmir) continue to leave in the 18th century? People who provoke Kashmir's youth have their own children studying abroad," says Shah as he speaks about scrapping Article 370.

6:01 PM

Article 370 didn't give reservation to Dalits: Amit Shah

Article 370 didn't give political reservation to Dalits and OBCs, says Amit Shah as he thanks Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party for supporting the law's abrogation.

5:58 PM

Article 370 was bad for all: Amit Shah

5:53 PM

Article 370 hurts Kashmir's progress: Amit Shah

Amit Shah says Article 370  hampered Kashmir' progress. "It discouraged companies from investing in Kashmir--(scrapping it) will create employment for the youth," he says.

5:46 PM

Amit Shah speaks in Parliament

Article 370 has created a lot of damage to Jammu and Kashmir, says Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament. 'What's the justice in Article 370?' he says.

5:38 PM

Pakistan Parliament to hold joint session

Pakistan President Arif Alvi summoned a joint session of the Parliament on Tuesday, hours after the Indian government on Monday abolished Article 370 of the Constitution which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Seprarately, Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa will hold a meeting of his commanders.

4:29 PM

Punjab bans protests

Punjab bans celebrations or protests over Article 370 that could hurt peace. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh asks the police to be prepared to thwart any attempts by Pakistan to create disturbance in the state, reports PTI.

4:03 PM

Idea of India in danger: Congress party

Congress says the government had "dismembered" Jammu and Kashmir by "mischievously misinterpreting" articles in the Constitution. It says the idea of India as a union of states is in "grave danger, " according to news agency PTI.

3:55 PM

Amarinder opposes govt decision

Congress leader and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh says the government's decision to revoke Article 370 as "totally unconstitutional" and said such a decision should not have been "pushed through" in an arbitrary manner.

 

3:10 PM

NSA Ajit Doval likely to visit Kashmir today

3:08 PM

People had been dreaming of this day: Uddhav on Article 370

Congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah on the decision to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray called it a historic day and said that people had been dreaming of this day for long. "Today we are fully independent and the few chains that were remaining have been broken. To dissenters, keep your politics aside and think of the sovereignty of our country," said Thackeray.

 

3:04 PM

Centre's decision on J&K very necessary for national interest: RSS

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat hailed the government's decisions on Jammu and Kashmir, describing it as "brave" and "very necessary" for the interest of the country, including Jammu and Kashmir.

 

2:57 PM

J&K turned into a non-entity, says Ghulam Nabi Azad

2:55 PM

Govt carefully studied the matter: Constitution expert on Article 370

2:48 PM

Scrapping of Article 370 unacceptable, says Shehbaz Sharif

Calling India's decision to scrap Article 370 as "unacceptable", Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif called for an emergency meeting of the parliamentary leaders to discuss the ongoing situation. "This is a matter of Pakistan's national interest and the entire nation is united on this front," Geo News quoted Sharif as saying.

 

2:43 PM

Pakistan condemns India's move on Article 370 in J&K

Pakistan says it "strongly condemns announcements" made by the Indian government regarding Jammu and Kashmir.

2:40 PM

The government has also told the state governments that "special care" should be taken of Jammu and Kashmir residents and students residing in their state

2:39 PM

Put security forces on maximum alert: MHA to states, UTs

The Centre has asked states and Union Territories to keep security forces on "maximum alert" following decisions related to Jammu and Kashmir to "pre-empt" and "prevent any breach of security", a communique issued by Home Ministry said.

2:29 PM

Govt move on Article 370 'murder of democracy', 'attack' on Indian constitution: Left parties

The Left parties lashed out at the government for revoking Article 370, saying that it was the "murder of democracy" and will serve to only to further "alienate" the people of the region.

 

"What the government has done is regressive and will further alienate the people of Jammu and Kashmir. This is the murder of democracy," CPI general secretary D Raja said.

 

The CPI(M) termed the move an "attack" on the Constitution and said the Left parties will hold a protest against the move on Monday.

 

"This is an attack on the Indian Constitution by scrapping Article 370 and dismantling the state of Jammu and Kashmir. They will be led by the central leadership of these parties," the party said.

 

Demanding that the government "end the seige in Kashmir", CPI-ML Liberation party tweeted that the government through its decision had ended the last bridge between the state and the constitution.

 

"By effectively scrapping #Article370 and 35A, the Modi govt has burnt the constitutional & historical bridge that connected J&K with the rest of India. The govt's obsession with setting the clock back is pushing the country back into the turbulence of the 1940s," tweeted CPI-ML Liberation from its official handle.

 

"Governance by conspiracy and coup: that's democracy under the Modi-Shah duo ploy! Like the 500 and 1000 rupee notes, Article 370 and the entire spirit of the Constitution has been junked today," it alleged.

 

Raja said that the government's move in Jammu and Kashmir was an attempt to try and distract people from the state of the economy which is in a bad way.

 

"Instead of discussing the economic policies, they are diverting the attention of the people and creating panic in the country in the name of nationalism. The present government is RSS controlled and they are following the agenda of dismantling J&K piece by piece," said Raja.