While prime minister Modi, home minister amit shah and others have commented welcoming the verdict, senior soldiers who have held high positions in the indian army have also expressed their support for the verdict. A bench led by the Chief Justice of the supreme court today (Monday) ruled that the deletion of article 370 and 35A of the Constitution of india is correct and the division of Ladakh into a Union Territory will go ahead. prime minister Modi, home minister amit shah and many others have welcomed this verdict, while senior soldiers who held high positions in the indian army have also expressed their support for the verdict.
Former army veteran Ved Malik said, "I am happy to see the end of Article 370. It was largely misunderstood. It was a hindrance to India's national interest and security." KJS Dhillon, "Both article 370 and 35A should be deleted!" He said. He mentioned that he had said the same earlier in his book as well.
"A new era is dawning. The kashmir issue has finally been settled by the supreme court," Defense Counsel Prajesh Kumar said. He has said that the removal of special status is a paradigm shift and the long pending case has finally come to an end. "Jammu and kashmir has always been an integral part of India. Now the constitutional integration is complete. It is indeed a historic judgment," commented Colonel S Tinney (retd).
Brig jai Kaul expressed happiness, "With the historic judgment of the supreme Court. All controversies are put to rest. The confusion of more than 70 years has been cleared. The bold effort of the present central government has been vindicated. Now is the time for elections."
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