Live Updates: Narendra Modi addresses Nation; Youth of Jammu and Kashmir will lead development work

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the nation today in what is known to be a bid to reach out to the people of Jammu and Kashmir after the government passed the Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Bill 2019 on August 5, 2019 As many as 370 members of parliaments (MPs) voted in favour and 70 against the bill.

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to people of Jammu and Kashmir assuring them that the change would spell their liberation from corruption. Modi's message came after the abrogation of Article 370 in the parliament.

In a series of tweets, which were in five different languages - English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, and Ladakhi, PM Modi said that Jammu and Kashmir will become a state once again one day after situation improves. He also assured that the state will not remain a union territory forever.

In a series of tweet, Modi said that Jammu and Kashmir is now free from the shackles of vested interest groups who believed in emotional blackmail.

I salute my sisters and brothers of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh for their courage and resilience. 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!

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 6, 2019