On August 5, 2019, the Union Government of India revoked the special status of J&K by rescinding Article 370. More than five years since, almost 8,00,000 military and para-military forces are stationed in Kashmir, now a Union Territory with an elected impotent government that does not hold any more powers than a village panchayat, the Centre has dominion through their proxy, a partisan governor. The Government has been unsuccessful in reducing the presence of the army out of security concerns, maybe this is by design to pressurize the state government to do the Centre's bidding. This speaks volumes about the 'success' of abrogating Article 370. After the recent Pahalgam massacre, the situation has only worsened for ordinary Kashmiris, whatever little economic recovery had taken place has been negated. If one were to hunt for motive, the denizens of Kashmir are at the losing end and the victor by a huge margin is a seasoned political Field Marshal whose mug now adorns railway tickets and billboards across the country as if he has single handedly vanquished the Pakistanis. Did anyone mention false flag and 'milking of conflict for electoral gains'?
