Voices

The action will break the back of separatists and terrorists who used the special status as a shield for their activities. Some families used 370 to make profits at the expense of people. — Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minority Affairs Minister 

It is a brave and historical decision. August 5 will go down in history as a golden day when the Kashmiri people achieved independence in the true sense. — Yogi Adityanath, UP CM

Close to 40 hours since we last spoke to folks back home. Terribly homesick and unaware of their whereabouts and safety. People are travelling back home from abroad and other states for Eid, but they are not sure how to go back. #PrayForKashmir — Shehla Rashid, J&K people's movement leader 

Does anyone know what is happening in #Kashmir?  Not able to speak to anyone from the family there ... I pray that everyone is safe.  — Huma Qureshi, actor

Congress, which first created the problem and then added to it, fails to see reason… The national party, as a headless chicken, is further consolidating its alienation from the people of India.  — Arun Jaitley, BJP veteran 

Shah is lying about a sitting MP and a three-time former CM (Farooq Abdullah). It is shameful that this govt has to resort to farcical lies which are immediately exposed… We stand by you (Abdullah) as Indians committed to secularism and democracy. — Sitaram Yechury, CPM gen secy

I support the decision to revoke Art 370, which is a historic decision. The Bill is above party lines and in national interest. It will help in integrating J&K into the mainstream. — Aditi Singh, Rae Bareli Cong MLA