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Passing of the landmark Bills on Jammu and Kashmir a momentous occasion in Parliamentary Democracy

Prime
Minister Narendra Modi today welcomed the passing of bills pertaining
to Jammu and Kashmir as “a momentous occasion in our Parliamentary
democracy”.
In
a series of tweets Prime Minister was hopeful that “Together we shall
rise and together we fulfil the dreams of 130 Crore Indians!”
He Said, “I salute my sisters and brothers of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh for their courage and resilience.”
The
Prime Minister further said “For years, vested interest groups who
believed in emotional blackmail never cared for people’s empowerment.
J&K is now free from their shackles. A new dawn, better tomorrow
awaits!”

Mr
Narendra Modi said, “The Bills pertaining to Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh
will ensure integration and empowerment. These steps will bring the
youth into the mainstream and give them innumerable opportunities to
showcase their skills and talents. Local infrastructure will
significantly improve.”
He
specially congratulated the people of Ladakh. “It is a matter of great
joy that their long-standing demand of being declared a Union Territory
has been fulfilled. This decision will give impetus to the overall
prosperity of the region and ensure better developmental facilities” he
said.
The
Prime Minister said, “The passage of key Bills pertaining to Jammu,
Kashmir and Ladakh are a fitting tribute to the great Sardar Patel, who
worked for India’s unity, Dr.BabasahebAmbedkar, whose views are well
known and Dr. SP Mookerjee who devoted his life for India’s unity and
integrity.”
He
said, “In Parliament, political parties rose to the occasion, overcame
ideological differences and took part in a rich debate that increased
the pride of our Parliamentary democracy. For that, I congratulate all
MPs, various political parties and their leaders.”
The
prime minister in a separate tweet said “People of Jammu, Kashmir and
Ladakh would be proud that MPs overcame differences and discussed the
future of these regions as well as ensuring peace, progress and
prosperity there. The widespread support can be clearly seen in the
final numbers, 125:61 in RS and 370:70 in LS.”
He
said, “India’s Vice President and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, M
Venkaiah Naidu Garu as well as Speaker Om Birla Kota Ji conducted
proceedings of both Houses in an excellent manner, for which they
deserve praise from the entire nation.“
He
specially congratulated Home Minister Amit Shah. “Our Home Minister
Amit Shah Ji has been continuously working towards ensuring a better
life for the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. His commitment and
diligence is clearly visible in the passage of these Bills. I would like
to specially congratulate Amit Bhai!”

India and Myanmar Sign Mou on Defence Co-Operation

Senior
General Min Aung Hlaing (MAH), Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
(CDS) of the Republic of Union of Myanmar, is currently on an official
visit to India from 25th July – 2nd August, 2019.

Raksha
Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Yesso Naik held talks with Senior General Min
Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services (CDS) of the
Republic of Union of Myanmar. Both sides were accompanied by senior
officials. The talks were aimed at enhancing defence co-operation,
review joint exercises and training provided to Myanmar Defence
Services, strengthen maritime security by joint surveillance and
capacity building, medical co-operation, pollution response and for
developing new infrastructure.
On conclusion of the talks, India and Myanmar signed a Memorandum of Understanding on defence co-operation.
Earlier,
the visiting dignitary, accompanied by a high-level delegation from the
Myanmar Defence Services, called on Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee
and Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, Chief of Army Staff
General Bipin Rawat and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh.
Senior
General Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services (CDS)
of the Republic of Union of Myanmar was accorded a Tri-Services Guard of
Honour. He also paid homage at the National War Memorial.
Myanmar
is a key pillar of India’s Act East Policy towards prioritising
relations with its East Asian neighbours. India has steadily increased
defence co-operation with Myanmar in recent years.