Article 370 scrapped: India reacts to Jammu and Kashmir bifurcation

The Centre by way of Presidential order has scrapped Article 370, bifurcating Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories - Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh. This move has been welcomed by majority of the leaders and people in India. PM Modi and the home minister are being congratulated for “resolving a problem” that had been lingering in the country for decades altogether. Here is how political leaders and people reacted to the scrapping of Article 370 and the abolition of special status of Jammu and Kashmir.