nternational Desk News :: India\u2019s Supreme Court on Monday upheld a move by prime minister Narendra Modi\u2019s government to revoke the limited autonomy of Muslim-majority Kashmir, where an insurgency has raged for decades.<\/p>\n
The 2019 declaration was \u2018a culmination of the process of integration and as such is a valid exercise of power\u2019, the Supreme Court said in its verdict.<\/p>\n
The move was accompanied by the imposition of direct rule from New Delhi, mass arrests, a total lockdown and communication blackout that ran for months as India bolstered its armed forces in the region to contain protests.<\/p>\n
Modi\u2019s muscular policy has been deeply controversial in Kashmir, but was widely celebrated across India, with the insurgency that claimed tens of thousands of lives over decades largely quietened.<\/p>\n
The move was challenged by Kashmir\u2019s pro-India political parties, the local Bar Association and individual litigants, culminating in Monday\u2019s verdict.<\/p>\n
The court upheld removing the region\u2019s autonomy, but said Jammu & Kashmir should be restored to the same statehood as any other Indian state — with no separate autonomy rights — \u2018at the earliest and as soon as possible\u2019.<\/p>\n
The court ordered state elections to take place by September 30, 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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