BJP marks fifth anniversary of Article 370 abrogation in Jammu and Kashmir
Party credits Modi and Shah for constitutional equality and Supreme Court validation of the move
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Jammu: Police personnel stand guard as part of heightened security arrangements ahead of the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A, in Jammu.
Photograph: Times of India (embedded from source)
What this story says
- The BJP marked the fifth anniversary of Article 370’s abrogation, calling it a historic step for Jammu and Kashmir’s integration with India.
- The party credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for the decision, which it said ensured constitutional equality and social justice.
- The BJP cited a December 2023 Supreme Court ruling that upheld the constitutional validity of the abrogation.
- No left- or centre-rated outlet reported on the BJP’s statement.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 7 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
45/100
Craft
55/100
Hype
35/100
7 sources · methodology
Missing from the left
Only 1 of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
A reader who follows the left would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit issued a statement on 4 August 2024 to mark the fifth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. The party described the move as a historic step that laid the foundation for peace, transparent governance, and inclusive development in the region. It said the decision ensured constitutional equality and full integration of Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of India.
BJP spokespersons Purnima Sharma and Rajni Sethi attributed the decision to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Sharma said the abrogation fulfilled the commitment to one nation, one Constitution, and one flag. She added that the Constitution of India became fully applicable to Jammu and Kashmir, extending fundamental rights and constitutional safeguards to its citizens.
Sharma said several central laws on education, women’s safety, child protection, and social justice were extended to Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation. She also cited the Supreme Court’s December 2023 judgment, which upheld the constitutional validity of the presidential measures that rendered Article 370 inoperative. Sethi said the move removed constitutional barriers for women, children, and marginalised communities.
What the coverage left out
No left- or centre-rated outlet ran this story. The omission is a finding: the BJP’s statement was not reported by any outlet outside the right-rated sample.
Coverage settled. We checked this 2 times and stopped on 5 Aug 2026, 11:30. The figures above are what it finished at.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
1 rated outlet
We have not written our reading of the left coverage of this story. The left-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Centre
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated centre ran this story. We watched the coverage until it stopped changing, and none appeared.
Right
5 rated outlets
- The Times of India reported the BJP’s statement in full. The article led on the party’s claim that the abrogation ensured equality, justice, and one Constitution in Jammu and Kashmir. It quoted BJP spokespersons crediting Modi and Shah for decisive leadership and political courage. The report included the party’s assertion that the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the abrogation in December 2023.
- The Times of India used the BJP’s wording to describe the abrogation as a historic step and a turning point for marginalised communities. It carried the party’s claim that central laws were extended to Jammu and Kashmir, strengthening grassroots democracy through the panchayati raj system. The report did not include any voices outside the BJP.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover BJP marks fifth anniversary of Article 370 abrogation in Jammu and…?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 17% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 83% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 7. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is BJP marks fifth anniversary of Article 370 abrogation in Jammu and… left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of BJP marks fifth anniversary of Article 370 abrogation in Jammu and… biased?
- BJP marks fifth anniversary of Article 370 abrogation in Jammu and Kashmir is one event reported by 7 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting BJP marks fifth anniversary of Article 370 abrogation in Jammu and…?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered BJP marks fifth anniversary of Article 370 abrogation in Jammu and…?
- 7 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did the BJP say about Article 370’s abrogation?
- The BJP called the abrogation a historic step that ensured constitutional equality and social justice in Jammu and Kashmir. It credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for the decision, citing a 2023 Supreme Court ruling that upheld its validity. The party said central laws were extended to the region as a result.
- Which outlets reported on the BJP’s statement?
- Only the right-rated Times of India reported the BJP’s statement on the fifth anniversary of Article 370’s abrogation. No left- or centre-rated outlet carried the story, according to the reports available.
- What did the Supreme Court rule on Article 370?
- The BJP said the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the presidential measures that rendered Article 370 inoperative in a December 2023 judgment. The Times of India reported the party’s claim but did not include independent verification of the ruling’s details.
Read it at the source
7 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
1Centre
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Right
5- Article 370 abrogation ensured equality, justice, one Constitution in J-K: BJP (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Times of India — is Times of India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Article 370 at 7: Infrastructure growth reshapes J&K economy (opens organiser.org in a new tab)
organiser.org — is organiser.org biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Article 370 Abrogation Anniversary: J-K, PoJK present contrasting development trajectories - The Tribune (opens Tribune India in a new tab)
Tribune India — is Tribune India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Seven Years On, Article 370 Abrogation Spurs Infrastructure and Economic Growth in J-K (opens Latestly in a new tab)
- Seven years on, Article 370 abrogation spurs infrastructure and economic growth in J-K (opens aninews.in in a new tab)
aninews.in — is aninews.in biased? Our profile of this outlet
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