{"id":314477,"date":"2019-08-06T08:16:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T08:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=314477"},"modified":"2019-09-07T09:54:40","modified_gmt":"2019-09-07T09:54:40","slug":"nation-is-made-of-people-not-plots-of-land-rahul-gandhis-reaction-on-revocation-of-article-370","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/nation-is-made-of-people-not-plots-of-land-rahul-gandhis-reaction-on-revocation-of-article-370\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Nation is made of people, not plots of land\u2019: Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s reaction on revocation of Article 370"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-310205 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Rahul.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"517\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/03\/Rahul.jpg 474w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/03\/Rahul-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/03\/Rahul-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday broke his silence over government&#8217;s move to revoke Article 370 that gave special powers to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. He said the nation is made of people and not plots of land.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cNational integration isn\u2019t furthered by unilaterally tearing apart J&amp;K, imprisoning elected representatives and violating our Constitution. This nation is made by its people, not plots of land,\u201d Rahul tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThis abuse of executive power has grave implications for our national security,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The government on Monday revoked Article 370 and proposed that the state be bifurcated into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Union Minister Amit Shah made the announcement in Rajya Sabha, fulfilling the electoral promise of the BJP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The provisions of Article 370 would cease to exist from the date President of India issues a notification in this regard, after the recommendation of the Parliament. Consequently, the Constitution of India would get applicable to J&amp;K, on par with other states\/UTs of the country, the Minister added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Further, Shah termed the provisions of Article 370 as discriminatory on the basis of gender, class, caste and place of origin. The youth is being taken for a ride by the political elite. This provision was temporary in the first place and it has to go in the larger interest of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, he added.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday broke his silence over government&#8217;s move to revoke Article 370 that gave special powers to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. He said the nation is made of people and not plots of land. \u201cNational integration isn\u2019t furthered by unilaterally tearing apart J&amp;K, imprisoning elected representatives and violating our Constitution. 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