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COVER STORY | Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh

associated with self-help groups. Today, more than
1200 sisters in Jammu and Kashmir are working as
‘Krishi Sakhi’. Under the Namo Drone Didi scheme,
daughters of Jammu and Kashmir are also being
trained. India is moving towards becoming a major
power in the world in tourism and sports. Jammu and
Kashmir has a lot of potential in both these areas.
Today, excellent sports infrastructure is being built
in every district of Jammu and Kashmir. Around 100
Khelo India centres are being built here. Around 4,500
youth from Jammu and Kashmir are being trained
for national and international competitions. The
popularity of winter sports in Jammu and Kashmir is
making it the sports capital of India.
Jammu and Kashmir is moving ahead on the path of
development at a fast pace today. This region is set to
get the facility of not one but two AIIMS. AIIMS Jammu
has been inaugurated, and work is going on at a fast We amended the Constitution for
pace at AIIMS Kashmir. 7 new medical colleges, 2 big the unity of the country. Baba Saheb
cancer hospitals have been established. Modern ed-
ucational institutions like IIT and IIM have also been Ambedkar’s Constitution could
established. 2 Vande Bharat trains are also running not be fully applied in Jammu and
in Jammu and Kashmir. Train service from Srinagar to Kashmir because of the wall of 370.
Sangaldan and Sangaldan to Baramulla has started. We wanted the Constitution to be
Economic activities in Jammu and Kashmir have implemented in every part of India,
increased due to the expansion of connectivity. New
infrastructure projects are also being brought in to and therefore, we had to pay tribute
make Jammu and Srinagar smart cities. In the coming to Baba Saheb and strengthen the
times, the development story of Jammu and Kashmir unity of the country. We amended
will make it a big centre of attraction for the world. the Constitution and did it with
great fanfare. When Article 370 was
THE RESOLUTION OF ONE COUNTRY, ONE
CONSTITUTION, BECAME A REALITY removed, the Supreme Court of
In October 2024, Jammu and Kashmir created India also approved it.
another history. After the abrogation of Article 370
and the provisions of 35A and the reorganization - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
of the state, assembly elections were held there for
the first time. The erstwhile article prevented the im-
plementation of the Indian Constitution in the state, time, votes were cast without discrimination in the
but for the first time after independence, after the state assembly elections. Even after seven decades
assembly elections, a Chief Minister took the oath of of independence, many people did not have the right
secrecy under the Indian Constitution. On this occa- to vote. They have also cast their vote in this election
sion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said, “Today for the first time. Article 370 was used as a political
every citizen of the country is happy that after seven weapon for a long time; it took away the rights of the
decades of independence, the resolution of one people there, and the Constitution of India was not
country, one constitution has been fulfilled, this is implemented in Jammu and Kashmir. Now the Article
my biggest tribute to Sardar Saheb. The countrymen 370 has been abrogated.
do not know that for 70 years, the Constitution was Stone pelting has stopped, democracy is
not implemented in the entire country.” For the first strong, and electorates are coming forward to

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