What happened: Prime Minister Narendra Modi marks seven years since August 5, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the seventh anniversary of the constitutional decision implemented on August 5, 2019 and linked the date to the constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s anniversary message credits the post–August 5, 2019 period in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh with broad transformation claims. Prime Minister Narendra Modi specifically cited expansion of infrastructure and increased opportunities in education, healthcare, entrepreneurship, and sports.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also claimed that women and marginalised communities, who Prime Minister Narendra Modi said were denied basic constitutional rights for decades, have been empowered through fuller application of the Constitution. The anniversary note also aligns August 5, 2019 with the 125th birth anniversary of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi states that Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s vision was fulfilled on August 5, 2019.
Background: the constitutional framework associated with Article 370 and Article 35(A)
Article 370 provided a special constitutional arrangement for Jammu and Kashmir by governing how the Constitution of India applied to that region. Article 35(A) supported rights and legal provisions within that special constitutional arrangement, including provisions linked to permanent residents.
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