From today India has been added with 2 new union territories. This historic decision of Modi government has came into force from today.
Today is the birth anniversary of Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel and on this day today to mark importance to the day two Union Territories Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh have come into existence.
As confirmed earlier President Ram Nath Kovind had approved Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act on 9 October 2019.
The Home Ministry had said in a notification that in line with the powers conferred by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, the Central Government has fixed the date of 31 October 2019 for this.
According to this law, Jammu and Kashmir will have a Legislative Assembly like Pondicherry and Ladakh will be a Union Territory without a legislature like Chandigarh, i.e. there will not be an Assembly.
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