Article 370 is a partof history, and it will never come back, says Amit Shah

Releasing the manifesto of the BJP ahead of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home minister Amit Shah on Friday said Article 370 is a part of history, and it will never come back, "I want to make it clear to the whole country that Article 370 has become history and will never make a comeback," the Union Home minister said.

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Lauding the government's work over 10 years, Shah said: "Whenever history of India and Jammu and Kashmir is written, the period between 2014 and 2024 will be written in golden words."

The restoration of Article 370, which was abrogated in 2019, has been promised in the manifesto released by the National Conference, which is con- since 2014 and are also being keenly testing the elections in an alliance with watched to gauge how the people of the Congress.

The Assembly polls will be the first since 2014 and are also being keenly watched to gauge how the people of Jammu and Kashmir feel about the removal of the provision. Jammu and Kashmir was also bifurcated into two Union Territories, including Ladakh, in 2019 and the government has assured that J&K will be given statehood soon.

In Jammu and Kashmir on a two-day visit, Shah said the former state has been very important to the BJP since Independence and the party has made efforts since then to keep it connected with India.