• Article 370 was a cultural barrier in country's integration: Tejasvi Surya

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    Article 370 was a cultural barrier in country's integration: Tejasvi Surya

    The next 25 years will determine the peaceful, affluent future of J&K and the rest of Bharat, he said, adding that we are in an advantageous period of history. color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">

    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Digital Desk: According to Tejasvi Surya of
    the BJP, Article 370 not only poses a constitutional impediment to Jammu and
    Kashmir's full integration with India but also a cultural and psychological
    one.



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">The Center repealed Article 370, which gave
    the former state of J&K unique status, in August 2019.



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">The first-ever Tiranga bikers rally from Lal
    Chowk to the Kargil War Memorial was flagged off by Surya, the head of the
    party's youth branch, who was present.



    mso-themecolor:text1">Speaking at the famed "Ghanta Ghar" (clock tower),
    Surya declared that after Article 370 was repealed, Kashmir saw progress and
    that the valley is now "done with terror."



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    Kashmir has defeated terrorism and is moving
    forward with prosperity. The same Kashmir is now known for its hydro-electric
    power projects, new highway, IITs, AIIMS, IIMs, new central universities, and
    new development initiatives. We used to hear and read about terrorist assaults,
    stone-throwing, and Hurriyat-issued calendars on a daily basis.



     



    He stated, "This is taking place as a result
    of Prime Minister Narendra Modi abrogating 370.



     



    A BJP leader claimed that Article 370 was a
    psychological and cultural barrier that prevented "us from realising the
    constitutional ideal of 'Ek Bharat, Shresth Bharat'."



     



    "When Article 370 was in place,
    Kashmir's youth were devoid of any opportunities. They were forced to travel to
    Delhi, Pune, and Bengaluru in order to pursue educational prospects. There is
    no longer a need to travel beyond Kashmir to receive a world-class education,
    he added. "Modi has brought about this metamorphosis."



     



    The Bengaluru South MP further asserted that
    the repeal of Article 370 strengthened the position of women and members of the
    reserved categories in the Union Territory.



     



    The next 25 years will determine the
    peaceful, affluent future of J&K and the rest of Bharat, he said, adding
    that we are in an advantageous period of history.




    Shyama Prasad Mukherjee advocated for
    Kashmir's full constitutional integration with India after it gained
    independence, and Modi carried out his mandate, he claimed.



     



    "Now, it is our duty to move this
    constitutional integration project ahead and finish J&K's cultural, social,
    and economic de-integration.



     



    The young people of India and Kashmir must
    take up this significant duty for civilisation, he remarked.



     



    In Kashmir, tourism and terrorism, according
    to Surya, cannot coexist.



    "This year alone, Kashmir received the
    most visitors in its history. Because of tourism, countless young people now
    have career prospects. One thing has been established by this: terrorism and
    tourism cannot coexist.



     



    “The youth of Kashmir today has proved that
    they are against terrorism, want to end it, and avail new opportunities in
    tourism. This is the new path of development that young people of Kashmir have
    started,” he said.



     



    Surya also encouraged young businesspeople,
    entrepreneurs, financiers, and visionaries from all around the nation to make
    investments in Kashmir.



     



    "New enterprises, institutions, medical
    schools, and start-ups should all be established in Kashmir.



     



    "The Kashmiri young are clever and
    hardworking, but they have not advanced due to a lack of chances. India's
    unicorns of the future must originate in Kashmir. Leaders who can guide the
    nation ought to originate in Kashmir, he said.



     



    According to Surya, who probably meant to
    refer to the Abdullahs and Muftis, two families whose members have at various
    points ruled the state, "the rule of two families has come to a final stop
    after the abrogation of Article 370."



     



    Omar Abdullah's or Mehbooba Mufti's stores
    have closed. Today, democracy is actively thriving at the panchayat level, or
    grassroots level. I've met a lot of new leaders. According to him, there are
    emerging parties in this country that are more focused on nationalistic goals
    than separatist ones.



    As he paid respect to the BJP workers killed
    by militants in the valley, he claimed that groups supported by Pakistan
    continue to attack young BJP members in an effort to undermine Kashmir's
    democracy.



    The BJP leader concluded by reading a few
    lines from Pandit Deenanath Kaul's anti-war poem "Nadim," which talks
    about a "fresh dawn" and a "better future.