New Delhi: Russia has supported the decision of Indian government to ban article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir and give it a status of Union Territory. The statement came from the foreign ministry of Russia on Saturday morning on August 10th.
Russia has endorsed the step of Modi government saying the exercise was “carried out within the framework of the constitution of Republic of India.” In response to the questions put up by the media on Ministry of Foreign and External Affairs of Russia said “Moscow expects that India and Pakistan will not allow aggravation of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir region due to change in change in status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
He further added “Russia is a constant supporter of normalization of relations between India and Pakistan” “ We proceed from the facts that the changes associated with the change in status of Jammu and Kashmir and its division into two union territories are carried out within the framework of the constitution of Republic of India”.
On Friday 9th August, President Ram Nath Kovind gave his nod to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill, 2019, making it into a law. The bill was passed in both houses of the Indian Parliament earlier this week. The bill provides formation of Union Territory of Ladakh without Legislature and a separate one for Jammu and Kashmir with the legislature.
