Amit Shah: Jammu and Kashmir will not remain a Union Territory forever

Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah, while speaking at a function said that Jammu and Kashmir would t remain a Union Territory forever and would regain its statehood once conditions were favourable. He also stated that popular tion which said that Article 370 protected Kashmiri identity and culture was a wrong one.

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Home Minister Shah interacts with 71 RR batch of IPS

On October 7, Home Minister Shah met and interacted with probationers of 71 RR batch of Indian Police Service (IPS) in New Delhi. During this meeting, he said that Article 370 was being misused more for cross-border terrorism rar than protecting Kashmiri people's rights. He also affirmed that Indian constitution protected all regional identities and drew strong opposition against misuse of Article 370. Shah also said that IPS must take it as a duty to remove fear of police from minds of people and police should also imbibe a touch of sensitivity. While interacting with officers, Shah also spoke about NRC and stressed on why it was needed. He said that NRC was significant t just for national security but also for good governance.

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He urged that NRC must t be seen as a political exercise because it is very important to have a national citizen register in order to ensure that all citizens receive equal benefits from government schemes. He also asked young probationers to focus on honest performance and ded that im is me by t one incident but continuous performance and delivery. "In order to achieve Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a $5 trillion ecomy, it is essential to maintain law and order," Shah said.

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(with inputs from ANI)