India's government has moved to revoke the part of the constitution that gives Indian-administered Kashmir special status in an unprecedented move likely to spark unrest. Article 370 is sensitive because it is what guarantees significant autonomy for the Muslim-majority state. The entire region is disputed between India and Pakistan. Each claims it in full but controls only parts of it. There has been a long-running insurgency on the Indian side. Thousands of Indian troops had been deployed to the region ahead of the announcement and tourists were told to leave.
At the time of politician because at that time me I was the
princely state both India and Pakistan and it takes to be a part of each country
and packet India. But to Kashmir that to catch may become a part of India then
it will have this special status so, it's an independent so over most things
except for defense communications and external affairs and that is eventually
what has been done away with today by the government they've moved to that once
the president signs it it will.
How into effect and me what's being question and the
outrage that you saw their is because many people are saying this is constitutional
live a part of the constitution has to be changed then why was it not voted on
by am peace you get why is the government doing this. Well this was one of
their big election promises is actually been on the truly be. His agenda for a
very long time now but it was one of the big election promises in the two
thousand and nineteen polls that just went and many semi critics of move to
revoke this article say that this is part of the Hindu nationalist parties plan
to change the demographics of India is only Muslim majority state what is the
reaction likely to be a Kashmir itself.
Well it's very hard to get any information out of Kashmir i
mean if you see what's happened in the past few days is really unprecedented
internet and services are completely cut off very hard to reach anyone there. Last
night major politicians in the region workplace. It under house the rest in the
past week tens of thousands of extra troops have been send their you know passion
one forty for his impose which which basically means that more than five people
cannot gather in one place at a time so protest public rally's meetings cannot
be health and with people not being able to communicate with each other.
yeah it's very hard right now to find out what the reaction
is like but it's quite clear that the government was expecting protest every
time section three seventy or anything about it has come up there had in
protesting Kashmir so you can be certain that there is anger simmering in many
parts of the region although it's not on display briefly it gets a we've say
intention really escalating recently between and Pakistan what reaction of we
had from Islam about about this movie.
Well you know it's not about has condemned this moved
they've called didn't constitutional you even seen protest actually in Pakistan
controls Kashmir against this move that was again a reaction that's possibly be
expected because. These are two countries that are fighting over the region
they both say they both steak came to the whole of the region so India trying
to now titan it's grip over the part of. Which means that its control is bound
to be condemned by Pakistan a very significant down India your gives you thank
you so much for joining us from Delhi more on the story throughout the day,,,,,,,
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