India Gears Up For Second US Congress Hearing On ‘human Rights Situation’ In Kashmir

A bipartisan US congressional caucus is as soon as once more set to carry a listening to on November 14 (1 am IST Friday) to look at the human rights scenario in Jammu and Kashmir within the context of the area’s historical past. The listening to is alleged to handle the Valley’s lockdown scenario together with restrictions on web and communication. This would be the second congressional listening to after the Indian authorities abrogated Article 370 and bifurcated the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories on August 5, which was efficient as of October 31, 2019.