Explained: Article 370 has not been scrapped but Kashmir’s special status has gone | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: Article 370 has not been scrapped but Kashmir’s special status has gone | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Faizan Mustafa |Updated: August 5, 2019 7:11:25 pm

Explained: Article 370 has not been scrapped but Kashmir’s special status has gone

The Presidential Order signed by the President of India has not scrapped Article 370. But invoking this very article special status of Jammu & Kashmir has been withdrawn. Thus Article 370 is very much on the statute book.

Instead of 29 states, we will now have 28 states. Kashmir will now be headed not by the Governor but by a Lt. Governor like Delhi or Pondicherry.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Monday announced in Rajya Sabha that the government has scrapped special status granted to the state of Jammu and Kashmir by modifying Article 370 of the Constitution. Here’s a quick look at what has changed in the Constitution and what it means for the future of Jammu and Kashmir.