What's happening in Jammu & Kashmir? My gut feeling is that something like emergency in seventies is going to happen. Top leaders of the state including ex-chief minister and once BJP ally Mehbooba Mufti, former chief minister, Omar Abdullah are among many leaders put under house arrest.
The state has been locked out as restrictions have been imposed in several parts of the state, with mobile internet and landline phone connections being blocked on many places. Section 144 CrPC has been imposed from midnight 5th August. in state capital Srinagar. There is relatively an deceptive calm like before "storm", Last week authorities ordered tourists and Amarnath pilgrims to leave, citing a "terror threat".
It is unclear what is behind the latest moves, yet it has stoked tensions. All these developments remind me the tough period.before emergency, Is the disturbed J& K heading for an emergency. Last week authorities also ordered tourists and Amarnath pilgrims to leave, citing a "terror threat".
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Under article 352, emergence could be declared for "internal disturbance" in any part of the country, but after 44th amendment act 1978, but can only be declared on grounds of "External aggression or war" and on the ground of "armed rebellion", also called as Internal Emergency.
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Under article 352, emergence could be declared for "internal disturbance" in any part of the country, but after 44th amendment act 1978, but can only be declared on grounds of "External aggression or war" and on the ground of "armed rebellion", also called as Internal Emergency.
The situation has been aggravated with rumours doing the round that government may try to withdraw special rights conferred on the state, including article 35 A that prevents people from outside the state from buying property there.
These concerns have been expressed as ruling BJP has promised in tts election manifesto to abolish Kashmir’s autonomous status.
Let us wait what happens next.