<span style="color: #222222;">Information and Broadcasting Minister, Prakash Javadekar has said that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is normal.<br />''<br />''In an interaction with a news agency, he said, people in J&K are happy over the abrogation of Article 370 provisions as they will now get benefits and entitlements on par with citizens of rest of the country.<br />'' <br />''Mr Javadekar asserted that there have been no restrictions on media and that all newspapers are being published in the Valley without any difficulty.<br />''<br />''The minister said, journalists are free to visit the region and see the situation for themselves. He dismissed criticism by a section of the international media over alleged rights violations in the valley.<br />''<br />''Mr Javadekar also rejected the opposition's charge that the BJP was using withdrawal of Jammu and Kashmir's special status as a poll plank in the run-up to assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra.<br />''<br />''He said, it was the people who were talking about the historic move as it caught their imagination. He said, people in Jammu and Kashmir are supporting the government's move.</span><br />