Abrogation Of Article 35a
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SC to hear petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir today; CJI Ranjan Gogoi to preside over hearing
•The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Friday the petitions posing legal challenges to the Centre's decision to scrap provisions of Article 370 which abrogated special status to Jammu and Kashmir and subsequent measures putting restrictions on the working of media in the region.
Security forces detain Kashmiri reporter from residence in Jammu and Kashmir’s Tral; 500 local leaders, activists detained over 12 days
•Security forces detained a Kashmiri reporter working for a local newspaper in an overnight raid at his house in the Tral area of Southern Pulwama district, his family said on Thursday.
Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya says abrogation of Articles 370, 35A in Jammu and Kashmir has ended 'domination' of separatists
•Union minister and BJP leader Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday said that the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir has ended the "domination" of separatists.
Manohar Lal Khattar asks Rahul Gandhi to not ‘manufacture statements’, after Congress leader's criticism of his 'Kashmiri brides’ remark
Fp Staff •The Narendra Modi-led government's bid that the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A will usher a 'new era of development' in Jammu and Kashmir and will promote women empowerment in the state, is likely to be drowned out by misogynistic statements regarding Kashmiri women from senior BJP leaders like Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
SC to hear petitions challenging validity of Article 35A starting today: Mood of dread in Jammu and Kashmir, say reports
Fp Staff •The Supreme Court has listed for hearing from 26 to 28 February petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35A which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir residents.
In the aftermath of the Pulwama massacre, calls to abrogate Article 370 grow louder across India
Fp Staff •With the Jaish-e-Mohammad attack which resulted in the death of 42 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, the call for doing away with Article 370 has been rekindled.
After two adjournments in a month, Supreme Court to hear petitions challenging validity of Article 35A today
Fp Staff •A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday will hear petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35A which bars on residents of Jammu and Kashmir from purchasing land in the state. Two such hearings have been adjourned twice this month.
Article 35A row: BJP to file defamation suit against Mehbooba Mufti; will take disciplinary action against dissenting MLA
•Seeking to clarify that the remarks backing Article 35A was made only by Bhagat and not another BJP MLA Rajesh Gupta, the state BJP's chief spokesperson Sunil Sethi said Mehbooba wrongly attributed the remarks to both the legislators.
'Hold BJP responsible if terror spreads to Jammu': Disgruntled party MLA warns against tinkering with Article 35A
•Voicing his dissent over the BJP's stand on Article 35A, a party legislator in Jammu and Kashmir warned his party that scrapping the constitutional provision with an eye on the 2019 Lok Sabha election could lead to serious consequences
Article 35A: BJP calls for repeal while Kashmir govt pays high-priced lawyers to defend it in Supreme Court
Sameery •While the Bhartiya Janata Party publicly favours abrogation of the Article 35A of the Indian Constitution, which empowers the Jammu and Kashmir legislature to define the state’s "permanent residents", the Jammu and Kashmir government (where the BJP is a junior partner) is paying a hefty amount to four senior lawyers to defend the legislation in the Supreme Court.