Amit Shah says Article 370 is 'temporary'; sparks debate on social media

India's Home Minister Amit Shah has said in Lok Sabha that Article 370 is a "temporary" part of the constitution and also reiterated the government's commitment to remove it. His comments have sparked a debate on social media with thousands of people sharing grabs from his speech.

Ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) also shared a video of his statement on Twitter.

Article 370 is the temporary provision in the Constitution of India: Home Minister Shri @AmitShah in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/oPabyAMs15

— BJP (@BJP4India) June 28, 2019

Article 370 grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir and limits Parliament's power to make laws concerning the state. Article 35A empowers the state assembly to define 'permanent residents' for bestowing special rights and privileges on them.

The topic soon picked up on social media and people started sharing their views on Article 370 that Amit Shah had termed "temporary".

Extremely happy to hear the stand taken by @AmitShah ji as the Hon'ble Home Minister on Jammu & Kashmir saying that Article 370 is only "temporary" and the stand on J&K hasn't changed! Proud today to see a strong home ministry taking a bold stand on our Jammu & Kashmir

— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) June 28, 2019

Bravo, @AmitShah. BRAVO. Article 370 and 35A MUST be obliterated from the surface of the earth. As soon as possible.https://t.co/TnOyeewIUL

— Anand Ranganathan (@ARanganathan72) June 28, 2019

As article 370 has become the core question before bjp on its kashmir policy, any step by the government without making a consensus between the parties would further deteriorate the situation. Hope that all sides will get justice and the nation will triumph at last

— Pratik Chauhan (@Pratik00Kumar) June 28, 2019