Jammu and Kashmir politics

Few days ago, it took me even less than 7 hours from Jammu to reach Srinagar but this time it was with three toll plazas, enormous dust and immense fear of a sliding shooting stone. River Chenab was never dirtier, the adjoining hills were never so very torn, leave aside the beauty.

Mr. Abdullah called Modi-Shah as fascists for abrogating article 370. He probably forgot that article 370 was abrogated not just by Modi and Shah but by majority in both houses of India's parliament after due discussion/debate and Indian President signed the bill.

if we are to zero in on one reason behind this perpetual alienation, it is the confused leadership which specialises in subterfuge, Kashmir has received till date.

This is one of many classical examples of day to day discrimination people of Jammu had faced even before 370 and to some extent after 370.

High speed internet is a need of hour right now, since the spread of deadly (COVID-19) which already claimed 24,000+ lives all over globe, almost whole Union Territory is requesting for the restoration of High Speed internet.

From Kalhan’s Rajatarangini talking about Kings of Kashmir to the last ruling King of Dogra dynasty, Kashmir took a long path to democracy, yet democracy remained elusive leaving some trails down the way.

शेहला राशिद जेएनयू में शोध करने वाली एक कश्मीरी छात्रा हैं जिसने हाल ही में भारत सरकार द्वारा कश्मीर में अनुच्छेद 370 हटाने के बाद सेना और सरकार को लेकर विवादित बयान भी दिया था इसीके बाद उनपर राजद्रोह का केस दर्ज किया गया था जिसके साथ शेहला की मुश्किलों का एक नया दौर शुरू हो गया.

The entire gamut with plethora of gun totting, media cynics and politico religious self-styled heritors of J&K have only succeeded in creating a sense of insecurity and fear of life amongst the common masses of J&K.

The reason for making J&K a UT is, without the police or the IAS directly under the boots of the Abdullahs or the Muftis, their capacity to make money or create mischief will be severely limited.

It took us 70 long years to undo a glaring wrong and a monumental mistake committed by our leaders of the past but finally that day has come and it isn't a day too soon.