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A star is born: Meet the 33-year-old Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal who floored the Parliament today with his speech

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A star is born: Meet the 33-year-old Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal who floored the Parliament today with his speech

A star has been born today in the form of Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Member of Parliament from Ladakh, popularly known to people as JTN as he gave a rousing speech in the favour of the state’s bifurcation for which the NDA government has moved the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Reorganisation Bill, 2019 in the Parliament.

The 33-year-old Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, one of the youngest MPs in the Lok Sabha from India’s largest parliamentary seat, geographically – Ladakh, pleasantly surprised spectators with his exemplary speech in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday supporting the effective abrogation of Article 370 and proposal to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories.

Jamyang Namgyal was born in Matho village to Buddist parents. He completed his graduation from the Jammu University. He was also known in the political circles after he became a successful student leader in the Jammu University. Before plunging into politics, he had served in All Ladakh Student Association, Jammu, while becoming its President from 2011-12.

After joining politics as a member of BJP in Leh, he served as Private Secretary to the previous Member of Parliament from Ladakh Thupstan Chhewang. Later in 2015, Namgyal contested and won the election of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh in 2015 from Martselang Constituency.

He was elected as Councillor in Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council in Leh. Jamyang Tsering Namgyal was elected as the Chief Executive Councillor to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council after the resignation of Dorjay Motup from the post of Chief Executive Councillor.

As 2019 Lok Sabha elections were announced, BJP was in search of a young candidate from the Ladakh region. JTN was decided as the candidate from Ladakh Parliamentary Constituency. He was elected at 17th Lok Sabha, representing Ladakh constituency, replacing his mentor Thupstan Chhewang.

With his speech, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal received rousing applause not only within the Lok Sabha but also from various quarters, with even the Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla noting how well the young MP spoke.

Lok Sabha passes resolution to abolish the provisions of Article 370, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill

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Lok Sabha passes resolution to abolish the provisions of Article 370, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill

The presidential resolution abolishing article 370 of the constitution has been passed by the Lok Sabha today. The bill was voted by 351 members of Lok Sabha, 72 voted against it, while one MP abstained from voting.


The resolution tabled by Home Minister Amit Shah, which was passed by Lok Sabha reads:

“In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (3) of article 370 read with clause (1) of article 370 of the Constitution of India, the President, on the recommendation of the Parliament, is pleased to declare that, as from the date on which the President of India signs the Declaration and it is published in the Official Gazette, all clauses of the said article 370 shall cease to be operative except clause (1) thereof which shall read as under, namely:- ”All provisions of this Constitution, as amended from time to time, without any modifications or exceptions, shall apply to the State of Jammu and Kashmir notwithstanding anything contrary contained in article 152 or article 308 or any other article of this Constitution or any other provision of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir or any law, document, judgement, ordinance, order, byelaw, rule, regulation, notification, custom or usage having the force of law in the territory of India, or any other instrument, treaty or agreement as envisaged under article 363 or otherwise.”

This means all the existing clause of the Article 370 has been abolished, and it has been amended to contain only one clause, which says that the entire Constitution of India will be applicable on Jammu and Kashmir. This was done using the provision of clause 3 of Article 370.

With this, both the articles giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir has been abolished. The Article 35A, which was inserted by presidential order in 1954, was revoked yesterday when a new presidential order was issued superseding the 1954 order.

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill also has been passed by the Lok Sabha today. After the bill gets presidential consent, Jammu and Kashmir state will be officially split into two separate Union Territories, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.


The bill was voted by 370 members of Lok Sabha, 70 voted against it. The bill was passed by 125-61 votes in Rajya Sabha yesterday, with several opposition parties voting with the government. The bill was passed by Rajya Sabha yesterday, with several opposition parties voting with the government.

With this, Jammu and Kashmir ceases to be a full state of India, and two new Union Territories have been created. Jammu and Kashmir has been made a Union Territory with a legislative assembly, on the line of Puducherry model, while the other UT will be Ladakh, without any assembly. The Union Territory of Ladakh will comprise Kargil and Leh districts, and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will comprise the remaining territories of the existing state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Jyotiraditya Scindia supports Modi govt’s move to dilute Article 370 and bifurcate JK even as Congress toes Pakistan’s line

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Jyotiraditya Scindia supports Modi govt’s move to dilute Article 370 and bifurcate JK even as Congress toes Pakistan’s line

While Modi Government’s bold move to effectively abolish Articles 370 and 35A and the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir are winning them accolades from neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka and UAE it has received mixed reactions from its political opponents.

While most members of the Congress including ex-president, Rahul Gandhi has been toeing the Pakistani line and speaking against the move there are few who have gone against their party’s stand to bat for this bold and pathbreaking decision taken by Modi led NDA government.

Amongst the most unexpected names, was that of Congress loyalist, Jyotiraditya Scindia who joined the list of those Congress leader’s who dared to go against their party’s regular habit of downplaying whatever BJP does and dared to voice their opinion in favour of the conscientious.

The former MP who was until now, being considered as the next face to represent the grand old party, took to Twitter to extend his support on the move of bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir. Even though his support was also clubbed with a rider that it would have been better if the constitutional process had been followed, nevertheless, he extended his support saying that it was in the interest of the country.


Amongst other’s were, Senior Congress leader Deepender Hooda who extended his support to stripping down of Article 370 saying that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and such a move will be beneficial to Kashmiris. His support had also come with riders that such a move should have been made by taking other political parties into confidence.

Another senior Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi, a close aide of former Congress President and currently UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, too went against the party’s stand and welcomed the move. Congress’ Rae Bareli MLA Aditi Singh, too, welcomed the move.

Moreover, Congress’ chief whip Bhubaneswar Kalita resigned from Rajya Sabha yesterday because he was upset over Congress’ stand to oppose Centre’s move to dilute Article 370. He stated that Congress’ stand on this issue was “against the people’s feelings” and that the party seemed “ hell-bent on political suicide.”

LGBT Rights Advocacy Group trolled by people from the LGBT community for celebrating the complete integration of JK

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LGBT Rights Advocacy Group trolled by people from the LGBT community for celebrating the complete integration of JK

The entire country is in a celebratory mood after Articles 370 and 35A were effectively abolished by the Indian government. Apart from vested interests and bleeding-heart liberals, everyone is overjoyed with the great step towards national integration.

The LGBT community has a special reason to celebrate the abolition of the provisions. Until yesterday, homosexuality was still a criminal offence in Jammu & Kashmir since the state had a separate constitution. Thus, an advocacy and support group, the Queer Hindu Alliance (QHA), posted a tweet celebrating the historic event.


In a surprising turn of events, the outlet was subject to a vicious attack by an online mob which comprised primarily of people from the LGBT community. QHA was disowned by them and it was claimed that they do not represent the LGBT community.


Indeed, it is quite perplexing that people from the LGBT community are disowning and attacking one of their own for its support toward a government decision which means homosexuals cannot be prosecuted anymore in Jammu & Kashmir. It does appear that people from the LGBT community care more for the prosperity of Radical Islam than their own rights.

The continued support of toxic elements of the Muslim community by the representatives of the LGBT community is rather bewildering. It is well known that when Radical Islam thrives, homosexuals usually end up being thrown off rooftops or stoned to death. In most Islamic countries, homosexuality is illegal and in certain countries, Homosexuality carries capital punishment. In some Islamic countries, there is legal provision for stoning homosexuals to death. Therefore, the unconditional and unreciprocated support by representatives of the LGBT community toward toxic elements who absolutely hate them is inexplicable.

QHA, meanwhile, is a quintessential LGBT advocate. It describes itself on its Facebook page as “an advocacy and support group that will promote a more inclusive Hinduism through creating safe spaces for LGBTQI+ Hindus and allies to engage, share, and support each other without fear or discrimination.” These are explicitly far-left terminology not endorsed by conservative sections of the Hindu community.

The advocacy group, quite clearly, is not a blind supporter of the NDA government. Earlier today, it tweeted its opposition to the Transgender Rights bill proposed by the government.


Thus, the fact that representatives of the LGBT community believe homosexuals shouldn’t celebrate the fact that they can now celebrate their love in the beautiful Kashmir Valley without risking punishment perfectly captures everything that is wrong with LGBT activism. The rights of LGBT people do matter to activists, however, the right of Radical Islam to torture them comes first.

UAE ambassador to India and Sri Lankan PM support Indian govt’s decision to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir, say ‘internal matter’

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UAE ambassador to India and Sri Lankan PM support Indian govt’s decision to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir, say ‘internal matter’

The UAE ambassador to India, Dr Ahmad Al Banna has backed the Indian government’s move to effectively abolish Article 370 and move a bill to bifurcate the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories-Jammu and Kashmir with legislature and Ladakh without legislature.


Banna said that UAE has taken note of the Indian government’s decision of non-operationalisation of some sections of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution.

Defending Indian government’s measures, Banna said that reorganisation of states is a regular feature in the history of independent India & that it was primarily targeted at reducing regional disparity & improving efficiency. Banna further added that it is India’s internal matter as specified by the Indian Constitution.

The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe too has extended his support for the Indian government’s decision to convert Ladakh into a Union Territory. Stating that the reorganisation of Indian states is India’s internal matter, Ranil hailed Ladakh Union Territory as a first Indian state with Buddhist majority.


The government maintains that scrapping of archaic Article 370 will bring in peace, prosperity and hope to the region. Home Minister Amit Shah stated that Article 370 has withheld Jammu and Kashmir from enjoying the developments that a modern, inclusive and advanced India has achieved. He also claimed that the long age of violence and bloodshed in the valley will come to an end after the abrogation of Article 370.

Anti-India posters disguised as pro-India come up on streets of Islamabad, removed by police

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Anti-India posters disguised as pro-India come up on streets of Islamabad, removed by police

A day after Article 35A was abolished and Article 370 was made ineffective by presidential order, posters sprang up in Pakistan capital Islamabad which appeared to hail the move of Modi government. In videos that have been spreading on circulating on social media, such posters are seen hanging on the median of a road in the city.

The poster says “Maha-Bharat” in large fonts, below which it reads “A step forward”. Below this heading, a tweet from ANI has been printed on the poster, which contains a quote by Shiv Sena MP Sanajy Raut. The quote says, “Aaj Jammu & Kashmir liya hai. Kal Balochistan, PoK lenge. Mujhe vishwaas hai desh ke PM akhand Hindustan ka sapna poora karenge”. (Today we have taken Jammu and Kashmir, tomorrow we will take Balochistan, PoK. I believe the PM of the country will fulfil the dream of undivided India.)


The Pakistani citizen named Sajid, who shot the video, said, ‘I don’t understand, as a nation where are we heading. Indians are putting their posters in our country, in our city, in front of our eyes, and we are sleeping. I can see the posters as far as I can see. You can see that the posters have put up on the streets of Islamabad’.

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Another video shows a large number of same posters being unloaded from truck by a security guard. It seems that posters have been removed from the streets and were carried away in the vehicle.

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Many Pakistani citizens questioned their authorities how the posters came up in the capital of the country, posting videos and photos of the posters.


Maria Memon, a journalist with Ary News asked who is responsible for the posters, and demanded that heads must role for this.


But if we see the posters closely, it is found that they are actually anti-India, not anti-Pakistan. If we see the map printed on the top of the map, a figure with RSS uniform can be seen superimposed on a map of greater India which includes entire South Asia. But the real give-way is the text below it, which says “Akhand Bharat Real Terror”.

The text below the map says “Akhand Bharat Real Terror”

Therefore, it is unlikely that Indians created and distributed the posters, it must be the work of some Pakistani citizen only. The poster has been created to imply that the act of fully integrating Jammu and Kashmir into India is a terror act by India.

It is not known who printed the posters and put it up on main roads of Islamabad.

This is our internal matter, don’t interfere: India reacts sharply to China’s ‘concerns’ over Modi govt’s decision to dilute Article 370

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This is our internal matter, don’t interfere: India reacts sharply to China’s ‘concerns’ over Modi govt’s decision to dilute Article 370

After the Modi government effectively abrogated Article 370 and accorded Union Territory status to J&K and Ladakh, Pakistan and China reacted sharply to India’s bold move.

China has said, “China is seriously concerned about the current situation in Kashmir,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said in a written response to media queries about the militaries of India and Pakistan exchanging fire along the Line of Control and the Indian government’s move to revoke Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

“China’s position on the Kashmir issue is clear and consistent. This issue is a legacy of history between India and Pakistan, which is also the consensus of the international community,” Hua said, without directly referring to revocation of Article 370 by India.

“The parties concerned should exercise restraint and act with caution, especially to avoid actions that unilaterally change the status quo and exacerbate the tension,” she said.

“We call on the two sides to peacefully resolve relevant disputes through dialogue and consultation and safeguard regional peace and stability”, she said.

Now, India has shot back and asked China not to interfere in the internal matters of India.


Indian MEA official spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said today:

“The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill 2019 introduced by the Government in Parliament on 5th August, which proposes the formation of a new ‘Union Territory of Ladakh’ is an internal matter concerning the territory of India. India does not comment on the internal affairs of other countries and similarly expects other countries to do likewise. So far as the India-China Boundary Question is concerned, the two sides have agreed to a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable settlement of the boundary question on the basis of the Political Parameters and Guiding Principles for the Settlement of India-China Boundary Question. Pending such a settlement, both sides have agreed to maintain peace and tranquillity in the border areas on the basis of relevant agreements”.

Pakistani media uses Congress MPs and other opposition leaders’ speech in Parliament to further their agenda on Kashmir

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Pakistani media uses Congress MPs and other opposition leaders’ speech in Parliament to further their agenda on Kashmir

Since yesterday when Prime Minister Modi-led BJP government secured a Presidential order abolishing Article 370 and brought a bill to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir, rattled Pakistanis have been endlessly ranting about India’s internal matter, claiming that India’s move to create two Union Territories is in contravention to the UN conventions agreed upon by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1948.

India’s position over the Kashmir issue has always been the same. India has always maintained that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and any discussions with Pakistan will only be bilateral. Regardless of the party ruling the centre, the national position has always been the same. India had even conveyed the same to US President Donald Trump recently when he had declared in media that he is willing to mediate.

However, in the blind race of political ambition and to vilify the ruling party, some Indian politicians have been displaying time and again that they are willing to put the interest of the nation in the backburner and try to vilify the ruling party at any cost. This tendency provides fodder to India’s enemies to further their agenda.

Regardless of the truth, Pakistanis anchors are using Indian politicians’ opposition to Jammu and Kashmir’s special status ensured by Article 370 and the bifurcation for governance efficiency in their shows to afford credibility to their bluster.


Twitter user Ankur Singh has shared a video clip of a news show aired by Pakistan’s Geo tv where Pakistani anchor Hamid Mir can be seen showing Indian politicians’ statements against the abrogation of Article 370 to drive home his point that Indian government’s move is illegal and repressive as the opposition leaders in their parliament have themselves pointed out.

Pakistani news channel Geo TV showed objections held by the Congress politicians and other opposition leaders repudiating the central government’s stand vis-a-vis Jammu and Kashmir. The Pakistani news channel showed Congress senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s proclamations that BJP had murdered the constitution of India. P Chidambaram stating that it is the Black day in the country’s constitutional history was also broadcasted while slamming India. It also showed RJD leader Manoj Kumar Jha’s apprehensions that Kashmir will turn into Palestine within 5 years.

These statements made by Indian opposition leaders offer enough ammunition to the Pakistani media outlets who instantly lap up their remarks to advance their nefarious propaganda against India. The comments made by Congress politicians and other opposition leaders are co-opted by Pakistanis to project India as an occupying force, engaged in subjugating and repressing Kashmiris through illegal abolition of Article 370 and unwarranted bifurcation of the state.

The Indian government’s intent behind bifurcating Jammu and Kashmir have been directed towards increasing investment, annihilating terrorism and eliminating discrimination in the state. However, the opposition leaders’ unsubstantiated claims cast aspersions on the government’s aim and undermine their credibility which is then exploited by enemies of the state to further their propaganda.

This is not the first time that Congress ministers have echoed sentiments similar to that of Pakistanis. Following the Balakot airstrikes after the Pulwama terror attack, Pakistan’s FM used Congress’ rants to discredit the government of India and the Indian Army. Prior to that Pakistan had used Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s tweets demanding proofs of airstrikes to target India.

Story on Tej Pratap Yadav’s wife claiming he was a drug addict withheld due to court injunction sought by Yadav

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Story on Tej Pratap Yadav’s wife claiming he was a drug addict withheld due to court injunction sought by Yadav

The story headlined “Ganja to Bhole Nath ka Prasad hota hai,” Tej Pratap Yadav is a drug addict, dresses up as Goddess Radha, claims estranged wife Aishwarya Rai has been withheld owing to a court injunction acquired by Mr Tej Pratap Yadav barring media from reporting the divorce proceedings.

At the time of the publication of the article, OpIndia was not aware of the injunction that had been sought by Tej Pratap Yadav and was made aware of the injunction via a letter that was delivered to OpIndia.

The injunction has been sought by Yadav citing that they come from socially and politically well renowned families and hence have been subjected to ‘obscene remarks’ from the press and private individuals.

Two families, who think Kashmir is their ‘baap ka jaagir’, will lose livelihood due to scrapping of Article 370: Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering

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Two families, who think Kashmir is their ‘baap ka jaagir’, will lose livelihood due to scrapping of Article 370: Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering

BJP MP from Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal said today in Lok Sabha that only two families will lose the livelihood due to the abolition of Articles 35A and 370, while it will ensure a bright future of Kashmir.

Participating in the debate on the bill to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, Tsering said mistakes done by prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru are being rectified now. He reminded the house about the comment of Nehru when he described Ladakh region as a piece of land when even a blade of grass does not grow. Nehru had said this while dismissing the loss of Aksai Chin to China in 1962, implying that India didn’t lose anything by the Chinese occupation of this barren land.

The Ladakh MP said that people of Ladakh have been struggling for Union Territory for the last 71 years, as they want to be an integral part of India. He said people of Ladakh had demanded that the region should be kept as Centrally administrative area, or included in NEFA (Arunachal Pradesh) or East Punjab, but it should not be included with Jammu and Kashmir. But the government of the time didn’t listen to this.

Jamyang Tsering said that under Kashmir, the development, political aspiration, identity, language of Ladakh have become extinct, and Article 370 and the Congress party are responsible for the same.

Referring to a question on what will be lost after Article 370 is scrapped which was asked by an MP from Kashmir, Tsering said, one thing will be definitely lost, two families will lose their livelihood, other than nothing will be lost. The livelihood of only two families will be lost, and Kashmir’s future is going to be bright, he reiterated to huge applause in the house.

The Ladakh MP said that during 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, UT status for Ladakh was promised by BJP in the party’s manifesto, and voters in Ladakh supported the move by voting for BJP in large numbers. He also said that people belonging to all communities in Ladakh have been demanding union territory status for the region. He said that District presidents of both National Conference and PDP in Leh had signed the memorandum seeking union territory status for Ladakh, but subsequently both the parties had expelled the leader from their parties by issuing press releases in Kashmir.

Responding to claims by an MP that Kargil has been shut down in protest against the decision, he said, ‘try to know the facts, I have been elected from Ladakh, not you, you sit down quietly’. He said that people who think only a street and a small market is Kargil are saying that the region is closed. He asserted that 70% of people in Kargil support the bill.

Jamyang Tsering also alleged that the state government of Jammu and Kashmir uses fund meant for Ladakh in Kashmir. He said that be it setting up institutions of higher education or creating new districts, Ladakh is always by the government. He said that Kashmiri Pandits were kicked out of the state by misusing Article 370. The MP also alleged that Article 370 was misused to eliminate Buddhists in the state.

The Ladakh informed the house that Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council had already passed a resolution in 2011 rejecting the separate flag of Jammu and Kashmir. He said that Ladakh is already using the National Emblem and the National Flags, not the separate symbols adopted by J&K.

He said that the two families, who keep talking about the Kashmir issue, they don’t want a solution to the problem, but they are the part of the problem. ‘They are intoxicated, they still think Kashmir is their forefather’s property, but it is not, it is no longer’, Tsering said.

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