Indian-administered Kashmir officially splits into two federal territories
Shahana Butt
Press TV, Kashmir
October 31st, 2019 has become a historically significant day for India in Kashmir. The constitutional changes approved by the Indian parliament became functional from Thursday in the region.
Besides revoking the regions’ autonomy and separate citizenship law to strengthen its grip over the region, New Delhi has divided the disputed Muslim majority region into two federal territories and will be directly governing it.
Since Prime Minister Narendra Modi revoked Kashmir’s special status in August, the Muslim-majority Kashmir has remained under a lockdown and hundreds of people have been detained amid a communication blackout. To protest India’s decision, people of the region have observed a complete shutdown for the past 13 weeks, but it has not deterred India’s plan for the region.
People in Kashmir say they are in a constant fear of being sidelined on all the major issues.
New Delhi stripped the region’s autonomy in August. It promised that normalcy will return in four months, but so far it seems there is no end to unrest in sight.
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