The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed a Bill to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir as a union territory, hours after the government scrapped a law giving special status for the restive region.
"The entire constitution will be applicable to Jammu and Kashmir," said Home Minister Minister Amit Shah in Parliament this morning, as he announced that Article 370 was being repealed.
"Article 370 is biggest hurdle to normalcy in the state," he said adding his government was committed to making Jammu and Kashmir the most developed state in the country.
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