GST : threat to fiscal autonomy
From the very beginning after taking over the reigns of power at the centre the Narendra Modi led BJP government has been vocal against the Jammu Kashmir’s special status. To gain support from people their entire election canvassing in UP and other states revolved around this particular point ,i.e., scrapping of Article 370 that guarantees special status to Jammu and Kashmir. After marking victory in these states and now eyeing on 2019 parliament elections the BJP top brass wants to do away with it to project it (Article 370 abrogation) as the party’s biggest achievement and use it as a cover to hide its failures in governance and deliverance. However, anticipating resistance from masses rather than directly fiddling with it, the top BJP leaders are opting for different options to achieve this goal. Sometimes they talk of Sainik Colonies and sometimes they approach Supreme Court to challenge the article 35A which is directly linked with Article 370. Unfortunately their ally in state a