J&K integration complete with axing of Article 370: Shah

TIL Desk/National/Hyderabad/ Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said Jammu and Kashmir”s integration with India was completed with the scrapping of Article 370. He said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Parliament abrogated Article 370 to make Jammu and Kashmir an integral part of India.

Shah was speaking at the passing out parade of 70th batch of Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy. Paying rich tributes to India”s first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Shah said he achieved the challenging task of merging 630 states with the Indian Union.

Recalling that the Nizam of the Hyderabad State was not ready to accede to the Indian Union, Shah said Patel succeeded in making Hyderabad accede to India with the historic police action. “Under Sri Sardar Patel”s leadership, historic police action made Hyderabad, Telangana, Andhra, parts of Karnataka and Maharashtra a part of India. The credit for making this city a part of India goes to police action,” he said.