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On 5 August 2019, the President issued the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019. The same day, the Union government introduced the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill and related resolutions in the Rajya Sabha.
Article 370: What Changed in Kashmir After Special Status Was Revoked
On August 5, 2019, India made history by revoking Article 370, stripping Jammu and Kashmir of its special status. Discover how this bold move bifurcated the state into…
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