New Delhi, September 7
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval said on Saturday he was “fully convinced” that a majority of Kashmiris supported the abrogation of Article 370, which was a “special discrimination” and not a special status. Doval affirmed that restrictions in Kashmir were to prevent Pakistan from creating more mischief through proxies and terrorists.
Article 370 “was not a special status. It was a special discrimination. With its abrogation we have brought Kashmiris on par with Indians,” he said.
In a wide-ranging interaction with a select group of journalists, Doval said restrictions had anyway been eased progressively, and that 92.5 per cent of the geographical area of J&K was now without restrictions. Only 10 of the 199 police districts in Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh now had prohibitory orders, while landline telephones had been restored fully in all three areas.
On the political detentions, he said they were preventive in nature and very much allowed under the law, which meant the government was answerable to courts and would have to pay a heavy penalty if it had done anything extra-judicial. — PTI
Handlers threaten to give ultras bangles
Ajit Doval said some 230 terrorists were recorded in PoK, some of whom had sneaked across the border to create trouble. He cited the case of two terrorists whose conversations with their Pakistani handlers were intercepted in which they were reprimanded for not doing their job properly, and warned that Pakistan would send them bangles if they didn’t do something quickly.
‘If Pak behaves, normalcy can return’
Terror is the only instrument Pakistan has to create unrest in Kashmir. Normalcy in Kashmir can be restored if Pakistan starts behaving and stops indulging in subversive propaganda. Ajit Doval, National Security Adviser
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