Article 370 was a facilitator of terrorism in J&K, says Amit Shah
Amit Shah on Thursday emphasised that the time has come to move beyond the history written to appease the past rulers. He urged historians to confidently document India's history using evidence, facts, and the perspective of its rich, millennia-old culture, and to present it to the world with pride.
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The Union minister noted that for 150 years, the understanding of history of some people was confined to narrow geographies-from Dariba to Ballimaran or Lutyens to Gymkhana while stressing that history cannot be written from a distance but requires engaging directly with the people and understanding their lived experiences.
Shah was speaking at the launch event of a book titled 'Jammu Kashmir & Ladakh Through the Ages: A Visual Narrative of Continuities and Linkages'. Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan was also present on the occasion.
The home minister firmly stated that Kashmir always has been and will continue to remain an inseparable part of India. He stressed that no legal provision could ever sever this bond, and while there were attempts to separate Kashmir from India in the past, time itself has nullified those efforts. He said that the Modi government is committed to revive the historic and cultural heritage of Kashmir, and we will soon reclaim what has been lost.
Shah further highlighted that after the
