Modi government has decided to mark Sardar VallabhbhaiPatel’s 144th birth anniversary which falls on October 31, as the day to bring both new Union territories Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh into existence officially.
Recently the bill was introduced to nullify the Article 370 and bill to bifurcate the state of Jammu and Kashmir was passed by parliament after the President Ram Nath Kovind gave his approval.
Prior to making the announcement, 50,000 paramilitary troops were deployed in Jammu and Kashmir and more than 300 leaders were placed under house arrest as a precautionary measure.
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Other precautionary measures like mobile communications were suspended and restrictions on gatherings were placed.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an address to the nation that Jammu and Kashmir will not remain a Union Territory for long. He assured that the situation in the state would return to normal soon.
