In the wake of the Pulwama attack, Manikarnika actress Kangna Ranaut on Thursday called on the Modi government to come together and scrap article 370 that grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir and also limits the powers of the Parliament for making laws concerning the state.
Speaking to a news website, Kangana said that the country needs to come together during such trying times and use it to do something constructive. She added that the attack is not on the soldiers but on the country as a whole.
Kangana told the website, “Our anger is justified. We should use this time to do something constructive. And it is my sincere request to our prime minister that Article 370 should be completely scrapped. I feel that after so many years of Independence, no state in our country should face confusion as to where they belong.”
Speaking about the ban on Pakistani artistes, Kangana said, “People in Pakistan love our films and love us but somewhere we need to draw the line. There is a religion for everything, war also has its own religion. In this, we are with our country. And the people of Pakistan should be inspired.
They are with their country and we are with ours. There are no two ways about it. We are with our soldiers, our government and our soil.” She further added, “There should be no conflict. If families of the soldiers are hurt then why should we entertain Pakistani artists? Emotions of the families are most important right now.”
Article 370 of the Indian Constitution grants special status to Jammu & Kashmir. As per the Article, the government of J&K has separate laws for its residents. These laws include citizenship, fundamental rights, and property ownership.
However, except for laws related to defense, foreign affairs, finance, and communications, the Parliament requires the J&K state government’s agreement for applying all the other laws in the state.
