Kashmir Better or Worse After 1 Yr of Abrogation of Article 370?
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While most of India fixated on the Ram Mandir foundation-laying ceremony in Uttar Pradesh, on 5 August, in Kashmir it was a quiet day with a curfew and deserted streets.
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\\nLast year on this day Article 370 was revoked, stripping Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomy, and bifurcating the erstwhile state into union territories \\u2014 Ladakh and Jammu Kashmir. The decision was met by protests despite the security clampdown. Thousands of activists were picked up from their residences and detained in the next few days, opposition leaders were also put under detention.
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\\nAnd this year there were heavy barricades around Srinagar, shops and other establishments remained shut amid a heavy deployment of security forces in anticipation of a "Black Day" protest.
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\\nDue to this decision, for the first time after 70 years, all the 890 Central laws and the Indian Constitution became applicable in Kashmir.
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\\nBut were Kashmiris able to enjoy the same rights and privileges enjoyed by the rest of India since the abrogation of Article 370? Tune in to The Big Story!
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\\nAlso listen to:\\xa01 Yr Post Abrogation of Article 370: \\u2018India Left Kashmir Behind\\u2019\\n
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\\nLast year on this day Article 370 was revoked, stripping Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomy, and bifurcating the erstwhile state into union territories \\u2014 Ladakh and Jammu Kashmir. The decision was met by protests despite the security clampdown. Thousands of activists were picked up from their residences and detained in the next few days, opposition leaders were also put under detention.
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\\nAnd this year there were heavy barricades around Srinagar, shops and other establishments remained shut amid a heavy deployment of security forces in anticipation of a "Black Day" protest.
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\\nDue to this decision, for the first time after 70 years, all the 890 Central laws and the Indian Constitution became applicable in Kashmir.
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\\nBut were Kashmiris able to enjoy the same rights and privileges enjoyed by the rest of India since the abrogation of Article 370? Tune in to The Big Story!
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\\nAlso listen to:\\xa01 Yr Post Abrogation of Article 370: \\u2018India Left Kashmir Behind\\u2019\\n
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- J&K one year later: Not quite a success (Part II) \\n
- Modi govt promised J&K 50,000 jobs after Article 370 move, only 4,300 posts filled so far \\n
- Jammu and Kashmir: The Impact of Lockdowns on Human\\xa0Rights \\n
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