{"id":314483,"date":"2019-08-06T16:20:58","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T16:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=314483"},"modified":"2019-08-06T16:20:58","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T16:20:58","slug":"passing-of-the-landmark-bills-on-jammu-and-kashmir-a-momentous-occasion-in-parliamentary-democracy-pm-modi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/passing-of-the-landmark-bills-on-jammu-and-kashmir-a-momentous-occasion-in-parliamentary-democracy-pm-modi\/","title":{"rendered":"Passing of the landmark bills on Jammu and Kashmir a momentous occasion in Parliamentary Democracy: PM Modi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday welcomed the passing of bills pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir as \u201ca momentous occasion in our Parliamentary democracy\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a series of tweets, Prime Minister Modi was hopeful that \u201cTogether we shall rise and together we fulfil the dreams of 130 Crore Indians!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He Said, \u201cI salute my sisters and brothers of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh for their courage and resilience.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

PM Modi further said \u201cFor years, vested interest groups who believed in emotional blackmail never cared for people\u2019s empowerment. J&K is now free from their shackles. A new dawn, better tomorrow awaits!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Bills pertaining to Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh will ensure integration and empowerment. These steps will bring the youth into the mainstream and give them innumerable opportunities to showcase their skills and talents. Local infrastructure will significantly improve,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

He specially congratulated the people of Ladakh. \u201cIt is a matter of great joy that their long-standing demand of being declared a Union Territory has been fulfilled. This decision will give impetus to the overall prosperity of the region and ensure better developmental facilities\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Modi said, \u201cThe passage of key Bills pertaining to Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are a fitting tribute to the great Sardar Patel, who worked for India\u2019s unity, Dr BabasahebAmbedkar, whose views are well known and Dr SP Mookerjee who devoted his life for India\u2019s unity and integrity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He further said, \u201cIn Parliament, political parties rose to the occasion, overcame ideological differences and took part in a rich debate that increased the pride of our Parliamentary democracy. For that, I congratulate all MPs, various political parties and their leaders.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The prime minister in a separate tweet said \u201cPeople of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh would be proud that MPs overcame differences and discussed the future of these regions as well as ensuring peace, progress and prosperity there. The widespread support can be clearly seen in the final numbers, 125:61 in RS and 370:70 in LS.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He said, \u201cIndia\u2019s Vice President and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, M Venkaiah Naidu Garu as well as Speaker Om Birla Kota conducted proceedings of both Houses in an excellent manner, for which they deserve praise from the entire nation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He specially congratulated Home Minister Amit Shah. \u201cOur Home Minister Amit Shah Ji has been continuously working towards ensuring a better life for the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. His commitment and diligence is clearly visible in the passage of these Bills. I would like to specially congratulate Amit Bhai!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday welcomed the passing of bills pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir as \u201ca momentous occasion in our Parliamentary democracy\u201d. In a series of tweets, Prime Minister Modi was hopeful that \u201cTogether we shall rise and together we fulfil the dreams of 130 Crore Indians!\u201d He Said, \u201cI salute my sisters […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":310353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[3350,1141,316],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314483"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314483"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":314485,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314483\/revisions\/314485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/310353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}