RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said the abrogation of Article 370 which had given a special status to Jammu and Kashmir has not solved the problem completely, and there is a section of population there which still speaks of "Azadi" (independence). Speaking at a book launch function here, he said society must reach out to this section so as to integrate it with "Bharat". He visited Kashmir recently and saw that abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 has paved the way for development in the region, Bhagwat said.

He also saw Muslim students from Jammu and Kashmir stating during a program in Mumbai last month that they wanted to be part of India and now they could be Indian without any barrier, he said. Earlier, Jammu and Ladakh faced "discrimination" and 80 per cent of the resources spent on Kashmir Valley went into local leaders` pockets without benefiting people, the RSS chief said.