Indian Opinion

Mukesh Devrari First, India is not China. It is not possible for any party to change the demography of any state. Second, people in other states are not waiting to move inside Kashmir and Ladakh in droves as it is being projected. Thirdly, details are not known how the property rights will be managed in newly created Union territories of J&K and Ladakh. It is important for the central government to clarify details to counter the influx of rumours. It seems BJP has no plans to keep J&K as a union territory, but it has been declared UT so that central government could have direct control over the state police as they have it in New Delhi for the time being. Kashmiri rulers are no saints. BJP is using their blunders as justification to scrap both the articles, including their decision of not allowing thousands of Hindu migrants from Pakistan in 1947 to vote in legislative assembly elections. And also, their refusal to implement many central laws including reservation ...

Mukesh Devrari The state of J&K is being discussed around the globe. It will remain in the news cycle for the next few days. Abrupt scrapping of article 370 and 35A came as a shock to the nation. J&K is a privileged state of the Indian Union. It has its own constitution. Central laws are not automatically applied to it. Legislative assembly of the state can also decide the rights of state subjects. People from other parts of India are not allowed to buy immovable property, apply for government jobs and avail educational scholarships in the state of J&K. All these rules will now become history as BJP government is repealing article 370 and 35A.  J&K consists of Jammu, Ladakh and Kashmir valley. BJP has decided to convert J&K into a Union Territory with its own legislative assembly. Ladakh region will also be a Union Territory but without a legislature. Kashmir valley is a Muslim majority region and source of all the troubles for India. Jammu and La...