Kashmir after India’s unilateral move: A story of fear and hopelessness
Shahana Butt
Press TV, Indian-Administered Kashmir
More than 100 days have passed since India stripped Kashmir of its autonomous status and divided the state into two federally-ruled territories. The region has been observing a protest close down ever since; with shops, businesses and schools shunned by the people in protest against New Delhi’s move.
Although India has promised the return of normalcy in the region through equal rights and development; rumors are moving the other way round.
The return of check posts and eruption of new security bunkers across the Muslim majority region has pulled back the horror scenes of 1990’s in Kashmir and has all together made it more difficult for the people living in the world’s largest militarized zone.
In the past 100 plus days hundreds of bunkers have been built in addition to the existing security vigil; the prevailing circumstances have further silenced the people of Kashmir.
Press TV spoke to cross section of people in Kashmir to know how they see this new Kashmir and what they faced in the past 100 plus days.
Since august 5 people of Kashmir are living in a controlled communication zone; with no internet facilities and limited cellular network that was provided after the intervention of India’s top court and international criticism.
In the absence of international concern and New Delhi’s ‘not so clear’ Kashmir agenda people of Kashmir are caught into skepticism, doubt and fear.
sooner or later the so called ‘normalcy’ might return to the valley of Kashmir. But India’s unilateral move and the world’s turning a blind eye to the issue has left a deep-rooted impact on the lives of people here. This has added to the existing alienation of Kashmir, where people accuse both India and Pakistan of playing Kashmir card for the political and strategic gains.
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