Chief Ministers of these states appreciated the Supreme Court’s decision on Article 370
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision on the removal of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
CM Yogi described the Supreme Court’s decision as “commendable” and said that this will strengthen the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat-Shrestha Bharat’. He said in a post on X, “The decision given by the Honorable Supreme Court regarding Section 370 and 35A is commendable. This is going to strengthen the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat’.”
“On behalf of the 25 crore people of the state, hearty gratitude once again for the historic work of connecting Jammu and Kashmir with the mainstream of the country under the leadership of respected Prime Minister Shri @NarendraModi ji with the spirit of ‘Nation First’!” CM Yogi further said.
“Certainly, under the successful leadership of the Prime Minister, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh region will set new standards of good governance, development and prosperity,” he said.
Meanwhile, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami termed the decision as one taken in the national interest and for the overall development of Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh.
“The historic act of removal of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir to maintain the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India, done by Union Home Minister Shri @NarendraModi ji under the able leadership of respected Prime Minister Shri @AmitShah ji.” Has been approved by the Honorable Supreme Court today. This has also been retained,” Dhami said in a post on X.
He said, “This decision of the Honorable Supreme Court is an approval of the decision taken by the Central Government in the national interest and overall development of Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh.”
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and said every decision taken by the Center on behalf of a state should not be subject to Can. For legal challenge.
A five-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant delivered the verdict.
CJI Chandrachud, while reading the judgment, said that under the Proclamation, every decision taken by the Center on behalf of a state cannot be legally challenged and this will bring the state administration to a standstill.
The Supreme Court said that it has recognized that Article 370 is a temporary provision.
“The Maharaja’s proclamation said that the Constitution of India would be abolished. With this, the paragraph of the Instrument of Accession will cease to exist. Article 370 was an interim arrangement due to the war situation in the state. “The textual reading also indicates that Article 370 is a temporary provision,” the court said.
On August 5, 2019, the central government announced the revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir granted under Article 370 and bifurcated the region into two union territories.
The Supreme Court also directed the Election Commission to conduct Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections by September 30, 2024. The top court said that in view of the Centre’s plea on restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, it directs that the statehood be restored as soon as possible. As much as possible.
