2 years without Article 370: 5 things that changed in Jammu and Kashmir

Soon after BJP’s victory in the Lok Sabha election, the Narendra Modi government accorded Jammu and Kashmir a special status and carved out the Union Territory of Ladakh. From the Gupkar alliance to domicile equality for women, a look at 5 things that have changed in Jammu and Kashmir since August 5, 2019.

With a resolution and a bill, the Narendra Modi government scripted a historical change in the status of Jammu and Kashmir two years ago. On August 5, 2019, Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced a proposal in Parliament for ending the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and its bifurcation into two Union Territories. Jammu and Kashmir had a special status granted under Article 370 and Article 35A (created through a Presidential Order) of the Constitution. The abrogation of Article 370 to end the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was a long-standing demand of the BJP and its precursor, the Jan Sangh, whose leader Syama Prasad Mookerjee died in custody in Jammu and Kashmir while leading an agitation against the provision.