Kargil Set To Protest Against Revocation Of Special Status To J&K newsclick.in

The removal of special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and the bifurcation of the erstwhile state into two union territories has not gone down well in Kargil. The region has already observed a two-day shutdown against the abrogation of Article 370. The bandh call was given by Joint Action Committee (JAC) which is an amalgamation of religious and political bodies as well as key stakeholders of Kargil district.

The two districts in Ladakh – Buddhist dominated Leh and Shia Muslim dominated Kargil – have not been in good terms with each other. Among all the other demands, Kargil and sub division Drass have maintained one unique demand – they want to stay with Jammu and Kashmir and not Leh and they have a reason to it – the demographic and geographic character of the region.

Speaking to NewsClick, prominent activist Sajjad Hussain said, “The people of Kargil are not openly saying that they want to be with Kashmir but they have openly rejected the bifurcation of the state. The sentiment to be with Kashmir is already there. Drass, which is a sub division, has openly opposed the bifurcation and said that they want to be with Kashmir.”