Refugees from West Pakistan in Jammu celebrate scrapping of Article 370

Aug 06, 2019

Jammu, Aug 06 (ANI): West Pakistan refugees, who came to Jammu and Kashmir after partition, celebrated scrapping of Article 370 that provides special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The refugees showed their joy by distributing sweets and dancing on the beats of drums. According to a refugee, scrapping of article 370 will give jobs to their children. On Monday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced in the parliament to repeal Article 370 of the Constitution that grants special status to the state. Shah also put forth a statement informing that Ladakh will now be given the status of Union Territory, while Jammu and Kashmir will be a separate Union Territory.