In getting rid of Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir’s position government was likewise dissolved. The area was subsequently divided into three union provinces, or federally controlled areas.
Citizens disagree, though the BJP claims that the shift has brought back sanity there.
The ruling party has long argued that Jammu and Kashmir’s special protections prevented the country’s economic growth from waning.
” Instead, militants used to distribute calendars announcing that companies would only be open for five nights in the entire month. Schools, colleges, all did remain sealed for 25 times a month”, said Rafiq Wani, the BJP member for Anantnag West.
” In these five years, there’s been advancement below and serenity has prevailed. Now, kids are going to school, staff are out to work in cities. Because there used to be repeated bomb explosions, they used to fear whether they would make it back home in the night.
Returning STATEHOOD
Wani claimed that he has a good chance of winning a seat for the BJP from the Kashmir valley, where it has historically no received much support. Despite Modi’s claim that Kashmiris were in favor of the repeal of Post 370, this is true.
Of the 47 votes in the region, the BJP is simply contesting 19.
Wani said that if BJP wins the election, it may restore Jammu and Kashmir’s independence.
Additionally, the Modi government urged locals to support the ruling party and claimed that only it has the authority to grant Jammu and Kashmir full statehood.
Other political events are even calling for the state’s restoration of independence, which will give it better access to funds, freedom in policy making, and freedom to pursue its own goals.
Locals claimed that the region’s people wanted statehood up, but that’s only going to bring normalcy back, despite the elections being a welcome democratic exercise.