Jammu and Kashmir BJP to celebrate one year of nullification of Art 370

JAMMU: Jammu & Kashmir BJP will be celebrating one year of nullification of Articles 370 and 35(A), ending the special status of the erstwhile state, for a fortnight starting August 5, BJP general secretary DK Manyal said here on Wednesday.
Giving details, Manyal said the celebrations will start on August 5 with the hoisting of the Tricolour in every mandal, booth, panchayat and ward of J&K.
He requested all the residents of the Union Territory to celebrate the day by hoisting the national flag atop their houses and illuminating their homes, chowks and prominent buildings in their areas with “deep mala” in the evening.
“BJP will be organizing a virtual (digital) rally from the party headquarter, which will be addressed by a senior Union minister on August 5. Similar virtual rallies will be held at state and district levels subsequently,” he added.
“The beneficiaries of abrogation of Articles 370 and 35(A) — Valmiki Samaaj, Gorkha Samaaj, West Pakistan Refugees and others — shall be celebrating the day, marking the end of 70-year-long discrimination,” Manyal added.