New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- : Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said that the democracy will strengthen in Jammu and Kashmir now that the special status accorded to it stands abrogated.
"Earlier, two-three parties used to fight elections in a closed environment and their leaders used to become the lawmakers with merely 8-10 per cent votes. Now, with the abrogation of its special status, democracy there will strengthened," said Singh at an event organised to pay homage to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his first death anniversary.
The union minister asserted that Vajpayee never approved of the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir.
"The separatist leaders, who sing praises for Pakistan, used to be taunt us and ask as t...