Jammu, June 15 -- Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bold leadership, crediting him for ending decades of discrimination in Jammu and Kashmir by scrapping Article 370.
Addressing a commemoration event on Sant Kabir Das here, LG Sinha referred to the monumental changes ushered in post-August 5, 2019, when Article 370 was abrogated, and J&K's special status was revoked. "The historic decision not only integrated Jammu and Kashmir fully into the Indian Union but also put an end to systemic discrimination that had long plagued the region," he said.
"There was a lot of discrimination within the society in Jammu and Kashmir. A citizen was not even treated as a citizen. But on August...