Chhattisgarh's Chief Minister-designate Vishnu Deo Sai on Monday hailed the Supreme Court ruling on Article 370 and said the decision will instill hope and ensure progress and unity "for our sisters and brothers in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh".
In a post on his X handle, Sai wrote in Hindi: "The Supreme Court decision ... is historic. It is the victory of India."
Sai also congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for their stand on the issue.
“The court’s ruling was not just a judicial approval but was certification of our collective efforts for a united India."
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the decision to abrogate Article 370, which gave special status to the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir, and said steps should be taken to conduct elections in the Union Territory by September 30 next year.
The apex court also directed that statehood to Jammu and Kashmir be restored at the earliest.
Sai was on Sunday elected the legislative party leader at a meeting of the newly-elected 54 BJP MLAs here.
Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan on Sunday evening invited Sai to form a government. Sai will take oath as Chief Minister on Wednesday.
