*NEW DELHI: Indian President on Monday signed a bill to remove Article 370, about special status of Kashmir, from the Indian constitution.*
Earlier, India’s BJP government moved bill in upper house of the parliament (Rajaya Sabha) to remove Article 370 from the Indian constitution about special status of Kashmir.
Home Minister Amit Shah tabled the bill in the parliament amid opposition members protest.
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said in the Rajya Sabha that entire Kashmir is under curfew with Section 144 imposed in several districts. It’s a war-like situation with mobile phones and internet services shutdown and several Kashmiri leaders under house arrest.
The minister moved the bill in the parliament after a crucial Cabinet meeting chaired by Indian Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi on Monday morning
According to the Constitution of India, Article 370 provides provisions regarding special autonomy to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
India on Monday abrogated Article 35A which gives special rights to the residents of Jammu and Kashmir territory. As per Article 35A, a person cannot acquire any immovable proper in Kashmir if he or she is not a permanent resident of the region.