Prime Minister Narendra Modi is changing Indian Kashmir's residency laws for the first time since 1947, in a bid to snuff out any challenge to the ...
29 Aug 2020 12:17PMSRINAGAR, India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is changing Indian Kashmir's residency laws for the first time since 1947, in a bid to snuff out any challenge to the disputed territory belonging to India.
On Aug 5, 2019 Modi's government revoked articles in the Indian constitution that guaranteed Kashmir's partial autonomy and other rights including its own flag and constitution.A huge accompanying security operation saw tens of thousands of extra troops - adding to 500,000 already there - enforce a siege-like curfew. Thousands were arrested and telecommunications were cut for months.
The move sent a further shudder through India's 200-million Muslim minority and defenders of its secular traditions, who fear Modi wants to create a Hindu nation - something he denies. These include those living in Kashmir for 15 years, who include around 28,000 refugees who fled Pakistan and as many as 1.75 million migrant labourers - most of whom are Hindus.
To get this, they have to produce their Permanent Resident Certificates , cherished documents valid since 1927, which then become worthless. One of the first people to receive the new domicile certificate was Navin Kumar Choudhary, a top bureaucrat from the Indian state of Bihar who worked in Kashmir for many years.
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