PM Modi praises BJP MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal

NEW DELHI: The BJP MP, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, from Ladakh whose speech in support of the move made by the government to end special status for Jammu and Kashmir went viral and earned him praise from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

On Twitter, a brief 28-second video was posted, in which Tsering Namgyal is seen wearing sunglasses and a dark brown 'goucha' (traditional Ladakhi dress for men), and leading a line of fellow dancers.

In his speech, the BJP leader held both Article 370 (a "temporary provision" in the Indian Constitution that grants autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir, including allowing it its own constitution and flag) and the Congress responsible for the "underdeveloped" conditions of Ladakh's "undeveloped".

"In 2012, I went to Jammu and got in contact with BJP and its ideology. I came back to Leh and was made the office secretary of the BJP district office in Leh. This was the lowest post of the office," Tsering Namgyal had told a source.

In a tweet, PM Modi gave a shout-out to the Ladakhi politician. "My young friend, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal who is @MPLadakh delivered an outstanding speech in the Lok Sabha while discussing key bills on J&K. He coherently presents the aspirations of our sisters and brothers from Ladakh. It is a must hear," PM Modi tweeted.