LIVE: Govt passes Parliament test on Kashmir bills, Modi hails 'new dawn'

Jammu and Kashmir LIVE updates: The Lok Sabha has taken up the resolution to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill

8:30 PM

PM Narendra Modi tweets congratulatory messages

7:31 PM

Jyotiraditya Scindia supports govt on Article 370

7:10 PM

Lok Sabha passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill

Lok Sabha votes in favour of Bill reorganising Jammu and Kashmir by two-thirds majority. House also passes Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Bill

6:46 PM

Article 370 didn't help Kashmir: Amit Shah

"What have the people of Jammu and Kashmir got from Article 370--nothing," says Amit Shah. "It has only encouraged terrorism. 

6:37 PM

Vote bank politics won't work in Kashmir: Amit Shah

Vote bank politics won't work in Kashmir anymore, says Amit Shah. "Three families have ruled Kashmir. The hullaballoo over scrapping Article 370 is because Modi government has Anti-Corruption Bureau to investigate."

6:32 PM

Progressive laws didn't reach Kashmir: Shah

A law banning child marriage could not be implemented in Kashmir because of Article 370: Amit Shah. "How did that help Kashmir? National Commission for Minorties could reach Kashmir."

6:28 PM

Article 370 hurt development: Amit Shah

Article 370 hurt development in Jammu and Kashmir. It was against women and Dalits. It helped terrorists: Amit Shah

6:26 PM

Historic blunder corrected: Amit Shah

Shouldn't we find a new way for Kashmir? We are correcting a historic blunder there: Amit Shah

6:06 PM

It was Nehru who abruptly declared a ceasefire when India was at war against Pakistan over Kashmir. It was Nehru who took the Kashmir matter to the UN: Home Minister Amit Shah responds to Congress leader Manish Tewari's speech.

6:04 PM

If Nehru had given free hand to forces, PoK would have been ours: Amit Shah

If Pandit Nehru had given a free hand to Indian forces, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir would have been ours: Amit Shah

5:55 PM

Amit Shah rises to speak in Lok Sabha

Constitution was clear on Article 370, confusion was created in people's minds: Amit Shah 

5:52 PM

PM Modi arrives in Lok Sabha

PM Modi arrives in Lok Sabha. BJP MPs chant Vande Mataram to wlecome him.

5:51 PM

China ''opposes'' decision to create Ladakh Union Territory

Commenting on the Indian government's decision to create Ladakh Union Territory, which involves the territory of the western section of the Sino-Indian border, the Beijing said, "China always opposes India's inclusion of Chinese territory in the western section of the China-India boundary under its administrative jurisdiction." 

Ladakh. Photo: Reuters

 

5:47 PM

China on asks India, Pakistan to exercise restraint on Kashmir

Voicing serious concern over the situation in Kashmir, China on Tuesday asked India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and avoid actions that "unilaterally" change the status quo and exacerbate tensions between the two countries.

A CRPF jawan stands guard as situation in Kashmir continues to be tense and uncertain, in Srinagar, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. There are apperhenensions of prolonged law and order problem in the Valley | Photo: PTI

5:43 PM

Farooq Abdullah neither detained nor arrested: Amit Shah

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has neither been detained nor arrested and he is at his home of his own free will, Home Minister Amit Shah said in Lok Sabha.

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Farooq Abdullah in Srinagar. Photo: PTI