Modi's Surprise Move to Revoke Kashmir's Special Status
• Modi met the President secretly on Aug 4, 2019 to brief him on the plan to scrap Article 370 in J&K
• Prominent Kashmiri leaders were placed under house arrest before the move
• The J&K Reorganisation Bill was introduced in Rajya Sabha to catch the opposition by surprise
• Article 370 granted special autonomous status to J&K; it was scrapped on Aug 5, 2019
• Since removing Article 370, terrorism has reduced, tourism increased, and development accelerated in J&K