Article 370: BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav Says '30-32 Prominent Leaders Continue to be Under Detention in Jammu and Kashmir'

Srinagar, December 27: BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Friday said that the number of leaders under detention in Jammu and Kashmir has prominently gone down from what it was four months ago after the abrogation of Article 370. The BJP leader, speaking to the press, said that close to 30-32 prominent leaders continue to be under detention in Jammu and Kashmir. Ram Madhav added that the total number of leaders put under preventive detention are less then 100. BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav Says 'Neither CAA, Nor NPR Linked to NRC; Opposition Carrying Out False Propaganda'.

The BJP leader also said that internet services in Kargil was restored from Friday onwards and said that, "We expect that internet services will soon be resumed in Jammu region and Kashmir valley as situation becomes favourable." Jammu and Kashmir Bifurcated: Rajya Sabha Passes Resolution, Amit Shah Assures 'J&K Will Get Statehood Back When Situation is Normal'.

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Earlier, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Thursday had said that neither the CAA nor the NPR has any link with the NRC and alleged that the Opposition is carrying out a false propaganda to malign the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government.

Seeking to dispel fears that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is against Muslims, he said in the past too India has granted citizenship to those fleeing persecution in their native countries. The Union cabinet, headed by Modi, on Tuesday cleared the proposal for updating the National Population Register (NPR). The database would contain demographic as well as biometric particulars of every resident in the country. (With PTI Inputs)

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