Suhail Khan
Srinagar, Jan 31: President of India Droupadi Murmu on Friday stated that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir has changed following the abrogation of Article 370.
While addressing a joint session of Parliament, President Murmu as per Kashmir Despatch remarked that peace and prosperity have returned to Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370.
Murmu said that the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir have been conducted peacefully, and the people of Jammu and Kashmir deserve congratulations for this.
After the completion of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla link railway project, President Murmu said that now India will be connected by railway line from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.
“The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project has been completed and now the country will be connected by railway line from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. India’s metro rail network has now crossed the 1000-kilometre milestone. India has the world’s third-largest metro network,” the President stated.
Before starting her address, Murmu paid homage to former prime minister Manmohan Singh who passed away recently. She also offered tributes to those who died at the Maha Kumbh.
