Kashmir Peaceful Like Never Before indiatoday.in

BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Thursday said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir was never so “quiet” and “peaceful” the way it stands today after the abrogation of Article 370 provisions. Speaking at the launch of a book, “Nehru’s Himalayan Blunders: The Accession of Jammu and Kashmir”, by former judge S N Aggarwal, Swamy said all these brouhaha and threats given by people that “scrap Article 370 and India’s link with valley will cut or that there will be fire everywhere” have come to nought in reality.

“The peace in valley that we witnessed in past these months was never the case before. People from the valley call and tell me that ‘aise pehle kabhi nahi hua’ (it has never been like this). Jammu is quiet. Ladakh is quiet. “And the news of violence and fear that you hear from valley also is coming from only three districts out of the 14. That also because these places had militants hiding there well before,” he said.

The valley is witnessing a security and communication lockdown since August 5 when the Centre announced its decision to scrap the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The decision was followed with the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.