New Delhi: Asserting that abrogation of Article 370 ensured full application of the Constitution across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that its scraping strengthened constitutional unity.
Paying rich tributes to Dr B R Ambedkar on his 135th birth anniversary, PM Modi, said, “The Centre’s decisions over the past decade have aimed at restoring the dignity of the Constitution and ensuring equal rights.”
“Today is also the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar. I pay my heartfelt tributes to him. The policies and decisions taken by our government over the past decade have worked towards restoring the dignity of the Constitution. After the abrogation of Article 370, the Constitution of India is now fully applicable across the entire nation,” he said.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also paid tributes to Ambedkar and said the architect of the Constitution had laid the foundation of a democratic framework that guarantees equal rights and opportunities to all sections of society.
In a post on X, Shah said Ambedkar opposed Article 370, describing it as being against the country’s unity and integrity.
“He laid the strong foundation of India’s democracy by giving the country a Constitution that grants equal rights and opportunities to every class.
“He (Dr Ambedkar) staunchly opposed Article 370 for the sake of the country’s integrity,” Shah said.
Speaking at a separate event, Shah highlighted the government’s security measures, linking them to responses to past terrorist attacks.
He said that while earlier governments adopted a different approach, the present dispensation responded to incidents such as the Uri and Pulwama attacks with military action.
“After Uri, surgical strikes were carried out. After Pulwama, air strikes were conducted, and after the Pahalgam attack, Operation Sindoor was launched,” Shah said.
He also referred to steps taken to curb Left-wing extremism, stating that the government had acted against Naxalism.
On border security, Shah said land required for fencing along the borders would be made available within a fixed timeline if the BJP returns to power in Bengal.
“We have decided that once the BJP government is formed, within 45 days, the 600 acres of land needed for fencing will be allocated to the Government of India and the work will be completed,” he said.
