Anniversary of merger of J&K into the Indian union

05 Aug 2019 will be remembered as the day when Jammu & Kashmir changed for the better. It was the day when article 370 and along with it, Article 35A, vanished from the Indian constitution.

The government had anticipated violence and political protests, hence prepared in anticipation. It deployed additional forces, enforced curfew and blocked mobile connectivity. Leading political luminaries of the state were placed under detention.