: Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood will be restored once normalcy returns, says Amit Shah #IndiaNEWS The Centre will restore Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood once the situation in the Union Territory normalises,

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Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood will be restored once normalcy returns, says Amit Shah #IndiaNEWS
The Centre will restore Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood once the situation in the Union Territory normalises, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday, reported The Times of India.Jammu and Kashmir lost its statehood when the Centre scrapped its special status under Article 370 of the Constitution and split the state into two Union Territories on August 5, 2019.“Delimitation has started and soon elections will be held,� Shah said while launching the district good governance index virtually. “I’ve given assurance in Parliament that as soon as the situation becomes normal in Jammu and Kashmir, statehood will be given back to J&K.�Shah said the process of delimitation has started and elections will be held soon after. “No matter what they [political parties] say, Jammu and Kashmir will get full statehood,� he added, according to The Indian Express.On February 17, 2020, the central government began the delimitation process – or redrawing boundaries – of Assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir. The number of seats in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will go up from 107 to 114, and delimitation will provide for reserved seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.In a draft resolution presented in December, the commission had proposed six new Assembly seats for the Jammu region and one for Kashmir.While it is a routine effort in...Read more

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