Maharashtra cabinet congratulates Modi, Shah on Art 370 move

The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for the Centre's move to revoke the special status for Jammu and Kashmir, calling it a historic decision. A statement from the Chief Minister's Office said the cabinet noted the decision to scrap provisions of Article 370, which accorded special status to J&K, was aimed at complete integration of the border state with the rest of India.

It hailed the decision as historic, the statement said. The cabinet also paid homage to BJP stalwart and former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who died in New Delhi on Tuesday night.

The cabinet noted that during her 50-year-old chequered political career, Swaraj rose to become a formidable leader who effectively handled several portfolios in different governments, including the first term of the Narendra Modi administration..