‘Polls in Jammu Kashmir after...’: PM Modi on 1 year of special status removal

In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the 'delimitation process' is underway in Jammu and Kashmir and the polls will be conducted soon in the Union Territory. “Jammu and Kashmir will have its own chief minister and ministers. We are committed to this,” he added. PM Modi addressed the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort in Delhi. Speaking on one year of the removal of special status, the Prime Minister said, “This one year is a year of the new journey of development for Jammu and Kashmir. This one year is the year of the rights received by the women and the Dalits in Jammu and Kashmir. This one year is also the year of a life of dignity for the refugees in Jammu and Kashmir.” His address came amid the global coronavirus pandemic, a border standoff with China and a slew of reforms by the government under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. This was PM Modi's seventh straight Independence Day speech from the ramparts of Red Fort. India celebrates country's 74th Independence Day on August 15. Additional cops have been deployed at borders and across the national capital to maintain the law and order situation.