The Rajya Sabha approved a move to strip Jammu and Kashmir of their unique constitutional status on Monday, eight hours after Home Minister Amit Shah launched a resolution to cancel the provision that had remained part of the Constitution for almost seven centuries. The Rajya Sabha also approved a bill for the division of the state into two union territories, one for Ladakh and the other for Jammu and Srinagar regions. Both would be administered by the central government through a Lt-Governor.
The Rajya Sabha enacted a resolution to repeal the unique status with 125 votes in favor, and 61 against. A vote was carried on the bill to separate J&K. Tuesday, the Lok Sabha will take up the resolution and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak to the country.
