‘With Article 370 gone, future of Ladakh now is very bright’: Jamyang Tsering Namgyal
Live MintJamyang Tsering Namgyal, the Member of Parliament from Ladakh, has become a social media sensation after his passionate speech in the Lok Sabha last week during the debate on revoking Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. Responding to Modi’s television address to the nation on the scrapping of Articles 370 and 35A and Jammu and Kashmir’s reorganization, Namgyal said: “From the people of Ladakh, I want to thank the PM because in his address he has understood the feelings of the people and has given the region respect. In his Lok Sabha speech, he targeted the Congress saying: “Under Kashmir, our development, our political aspiration, our identity, our language, if all of this got lost, it is because of Article 370—and the Congress party is responsible for that.” In an interview, Namgyal spoke about the developments over the last week and their significance for Ladakh. The decision of the Union government to revoke Article 370 is a historic step under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rectify the blunder that was created by the Congress leaders.