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The rights of Kashmiris are under attack
The breaking up of the state of Jammu and Kashmir is intended to break the will of the people, says HARSEV BAINS
ON August 5 the Modi government conducted a lightning strike against the Indian constitution, democracy, federalism and the principles of secularism.
Through a presidential order, through resolutions and through the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, it has abrogated the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and the subsidiary provision stemming from it, Article 35A.
Jammu and Kashmir has been robbed of its right to statehood and has been divided into two union territories, one of which, Ladakh, which also includes Kargil, will not have any legislative assembly.
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