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Amit Shah in Rajouri: Post-Article 370 move, reservation benefits being given to backwards
He said only three families used to rule Jammu & Kashmir, but now power is with 30,000 people elected to panchayats and district councils.
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Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that after Article 370 of the Constitution, which gave a special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir, was abrogated, reservation benefits were being given to Dalits, backwards and those living in hills.
Addressing a gathering in the border district of Rajouri after offering his prayers at the Vaishno Devi shrine, Shah said, “Today's rally and your 'Modi-Modi' chants are answers to those who said if Article 370 is abrogated, there will be a blood bath.”
He said only three families used to rule Jammu & Kashmir, but now power is with 30,000 people elected to panchayats and district councils, adding development of Jammu and Kashmir is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's priority.
Later, the home minister will launch development projects and lay foundation stones for various projects at the Convention Centre in Jammu.
On the second day of his visit on Wednesday (October 5), Shah will review the security situation in the Union territory at a meeting slated to be held at the Raj Bhavan in Srinagar.
(With inputs from agencies)
