New Delhi: Calling Kashmir an inseparable part of India and its soul, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has not only eliminated the ecosystem of terrorism from the Kashmir Valley but is determined to reclaim what has been lost, a veiled reference to the territory occupied by Pakistan and the cultural glory of the region.
He was speaking after releasing the book, ‘Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh: Through the Ages - A Visual Narrative of Continuities & Linkages’ that seeks to present the story of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The book by Indian Council of Historical Research has been edited by Raghuvendra Tanwar.
“Kashmir has always been an inseparable part of India, is so today and will remain in future also and we shall soon see Kashmir regain its cultural glory,” said HM Shah. He recalled a statement of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, “Jammu and Kashmir is not only a part of India but an inseparable part of the country’s soul.”
This book has proven that Kashmir and Ladakh are also an inseparable part of our culture and heritage, he said.
“Article 370, which was an attempt to separate Kashmir from the nation, was also pulled down,” he said. “In the Constituent Assembly, the majority did not want Article 370 to be a part of the Constitution.
However, it became a part. But there were some people who, when it became a part, felt that it was necessary to write it as a temporary provision,” he said.
“What is artificial, what is not natural or organic, does not have a long-lasting existence. And it was with the strong determination of PM Modi that on August 5, 2019, Article 370 was abrogated. It ended a tainted chapter of our post-Independence history. And from there, a new chapter of Kashmir’s development alongside the rest of India began,” he said.
Highlighting the government’s focus on Kashmir, HM Shah said: “We have not only gained control over terrorism, but we have also succeeded in stopping it. Narendra Modi government has also worked to eliminate the ecosystem of terrorism from the Valley. (IANS)
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