Kashmir LIVE: Govt Decides to Repeal Articles 370 and 35A

Scrapping Article 340 is the second demonetization episode of the Modi Government – and all people hope that this works out better than the demonetization scenario. All internet services were banned, and public meetings were prohibited as Section 144 was imposed since midnight yesterday. Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone were put under complete house arrest – it was of an informal nature wherein the leaders were detained.

The tourists were asked to vacate the lands latest by Friday, and all educational institutions were asked to be shut down. Paramilitary forces also have been deployed across the troubled state. As of now, Article 370 has been completely scrapped that gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A bill has been proposed that the troubled state will be converted into a Union Territory with legislature and Ladakh will be converted to another Union Territory without legislature.

Meanwhile Imran Khan believes that the situation could blow up and this is the time that US would walk in and mediate the situation. Meanwhile Israel has issued a notice for its citizens to leave Jammu and Kashmir. Meanwhile Indian Army has foiled Pakistan’s attempt to enter the LOC in the night of July 31^st. 2 Jaish-e-mohammed militants were shot down too – indicating clear links betweek Pakistan and terrorist activities.