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[MilSpec]

You mock those who come from there, whilst quashing their rights, how ever so thoughtful of you.

Not at all, if anything, with 35A gone, Refugees who have awaited domicile in the erstwhile state of Jammu and kashmir will be facilitated to get their domiciles in the UT of J&K. It's a travesty of history undone...

 

[PakFactor]

@waz Why does this guy still have a title? How can he get away with insulting Pakistanis again and again?

The same Pajeet insults Pakistanis on other forums. Don’t know who in their right mind made this guy a TT on this forum.

 

[MilSpec]

withdraw from cities .
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you wont . why ?
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you know why .
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even in the dire need at lac you "cant" withdraw from the valley .

Just curious, do you have book stores around where you live?

 

[SuperStar20]

lol is that why you imposed an year long curfew?

Curfew was always there during previous unrest. Even during stone pelting episode.
No violence because kashmiri realized that their life is not cheap and pakistan real intention.

 

[Protest_again]

really? tell us more.

That rhetoric from us is in my opinion is an inducement to keep their defence budget up so it would eat into their developmental budget. GOI is trying to bring Pakistan to brink of bankruptcy. Other actions include FATF, increased modernization of armed forces etc.

 

[Jugger]

Kashmiri pandits who have been made refugees in their own state by religious terrorists should be resettled back in Kashmir.
The injustice done during the peak of insurgency must be undone.
Thus big step was only possible after abolishing article 370.

 

[ayodhyapati]

Modi's 'settler' masterplan for Indian Kashmir

Parvaiz BUKHARI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is changing Indian Kashmir's residency laws for the first time since 1947, in a bid to snuff out any challenge to the disputed territory belonging to India.

Drawing comparisons with Israel's "settler" tactics in the Palestinian Territories, Modi's Hindu nationalist government aims to change the demographic makeup and identity of the Muslim-majority region, critics say.

AFP looks at the background, what the new rules are and their implications for the area's 14 million population.

- What has Modi done in Kashmir so far? -

The Himalayan former princely state has been split between India and Pakistan since independence from Britain in 1947.

In the Indian-administered part a conflict between separatist rebels and government forces has killed tens of thousands since 1989, mostly civilians.

More than 65 percent of the population is Muslim. In the Kashmir Valley, the main centre of the rebellion, it is close to 100 percent.

On August 5, 2019 Modi's government revoked articles in the Indian constitution that guaranteed Kashmir's partial autonomy and other rights including its own flag and constitution.

A huge accompanying security operation saw tens of thousands of extra troops -- adding to 500,000 already there -- enforce a siege-like curfew. Thousands were arrested and telecommunications were cut for months.

Jammu & Kashmir state was demoted to a union territory governed directly from New Delhi, while the Ladakh region was carved out into a separate administrative area.

Creating such new "facts on the ground" in Kashmir has long been advocated by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the hardline Hindu parent organisation to Modi's BJP party.

The move sent a further shudder through India's 200-million Muslim minority and defenders of its secular traditions, who fear Modi wants to create a Hindu nation -- something he denies.

"What I see unfolding is a Hindu settler colonial project in the making," Mona Bhan, associate professor of anthropology at Syracuse University who has long researched Kashmir, told AFP.

- What happened to Kashmir's special rules? -

Modi's government tore up Kashmir's special residence rules dating back to 1927 which had ensured only permanent residents could own land and property, secure government jobs and university places and vote in local elections.

Now a raft of different categories of people from anywhere in India can apply for domicile certificates, giving them access to all the above.

These include those living in Kashmir for 15 years, who include around 28,000 refugees who fled Pakistan and as many as 1.75 million migrant labourers -- most of whom are Hindus.

In addition, civil servants who have worked in Kashmir for seven years and their children, or students who have taken certain exams, also qualify for domicile status.

The changes are "the most drastic imposed since 1947," Siddiq Wahid, a historian and political analyst, told AFP. "It was done with the intent to open the gates to demographic flooding."

- What do locals have to do? -

Locals too now have to apply for the new "domicile certificates" in order to qualify for permanent resident rights.

To get this, they have to produce their Permanent Resident Certificates (PRC), cherished documents valid since 1927, which then become worthless.

Speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, an engineering graduate said young Kashmiris were in effect being forced to give their political loyalty to India in exchange for a livelihood.

"They say, you want a job, OK, get the domicile document first," he said.

- Is anybody happy? -

A few people. Bahadur Lal Prajapati, born in Indian Kashmir to Hindu refugees who fled Pakistan during its first war with India over Kashmir seven decades ago, is finally an official resident and has "never been so happy".

"We got the right to live in this part of India as citizens after 72 years of struggle," Prajapati, 55, told AFP from his home in Jammu, the Hindu-dominated district of the region.

One of the first people to receive the new domicile certificate was Navin Kumar Choudhary, a top bureaucrat from the Indian state of Bihar who worked in Kashmir for many years.

Photos on social media of Choudhary proudly holding the certificate sparked huge anger among Kashmiris but delight among Modi's supporters.

- What happens if people complain? -

Some 430,000 new domicile certificates have been issued -- despite the coronavirus pandemic. It is unclear how many of them are to people from outside and how many to locals.

Many locals are refusing to swap their old documents, even though this makes life harder. Some do it in secret for fear of censure from their neighbours.

Wary of being labelled "anti-national" by the authorities many Kashmiris are also scared to speak out openly. Some are deleting their Twitter accounts.

"It's a travesty that I have to compete with outsiders for citizenship rights in my own homeland," said a student -- who also wished also to remain anonymous out of fear of problems with the authorities.

Modi's 'settler' masterplan for Indian Kashmir

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is changing Indian Kashmir's residency laws for the first time since 1947, in a bid to snuff out any challenge to the disputed territory belonging to India.

www.yahoo.com

We are seeing an Indian version of the German Lebensraum/GeneralPlan Ost in the making in Kashmir.

i don't like modi or his band of hindutwa gang , but i like his decisions on kashmir and abolition of 370 , 35 a , well done modi ,now settle patriotic indians in kashmir and complete the good work.

 

[ayodhyapati]

only solution is a total war against India the sooner we do it the better

war ?

 

[Crystal-Clear]

Just curious, do you have book stores around where you live?

Real one.. yes .
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vedic one (where you could learn how to cure cancer with cow urine) .
No...

 

[Crystal-Clear]

Curfew was always there during previous unrest. Even during stone pelting episode.
No violence because kashmiri realized that their life is not cheap and pakistan real intention.

why curfew?

 

[ayodhyapati]

Not at all, if anything, with 35A gone, Refugees who have awaited domicile in the erstwhile state of Jammu and kashmir will be facilitated to get their domiciles in the UT of J&K. It's a travesty of history undone...

there are lakhs of hindu refugees who were forced to leave pakistan part of kashmir in 1947 , they all have right to be citizen of jammu and kashmir , they are still waiting for their rights , govt should grant them land and citizenship of kashmir .

 

[ayodhyapati]

why curfew?

to control rioters .

 

[ayodhyapati]

Kashmiri pandits who have been made refugees in their own state by religious terrorists should be resettled back in Kashmir.
The injustice done during the peak of insurgency must be undone.
Thus big step was only possible after abolishing article 370.

hope poor hindus will get enough protection and they will settle in valley with other people who want to settle in kashmir .

 

[Crystal-Clear]

to control rioters .

so there are riots in the valley. what make them do such things?

 

[ayodhyapati]

The strategy is failure.
It don't take conventional armies to kick civilians out in case of victory.
Pakistan will get Kashmir and eventually they will be kicked out again.
With migrants free hand at LOC.

strategy is working well , every year lakhs of settlers will get land and citizenship, they will be settled in valley with fully armed villages . just like israelis settled jews in palestine .retired ex army sikhs,gorakhas, jats, plus hindus coming from pakistan , bangladesh ,afghanistan will be given land and arms to settle in kashmir and make it a safe place .