The Supreme Court has agreed to look into the validity of Article 35A of the Constitution, which grants special status to the residents of Jammu and Kashmir. In defence, the Jammu and Kashmir government has told the Supreme Court that the Article 35A issue has been "prima facie settled" by the High Court in its 2002 judgment. "If the BJP succeeds in scrapping Article 35A through court, our state subject laws will end. Abdullah claimed the Hindu-majority Jammu would be more affected than the Muslim-majority areas of Kashmir if Article 35A is scrapped. On Saturday, life in the Kashmir Valley and parts of Jammu was affected due to a shutdown called to protect Article 35A.

Source: India Today August 14, 2017 06:42 UTC