Kashmir Was A Mess Before J And K’s Special Status Was Scrapped

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the Indian government’s first concern was to ensure that there was no loss of lives in Jammu and Kashmir due to violence and demonstrations in the region post-abrogation of Article 370. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday that before August 5, the day Article 370 was scrapped, Kashmir was in a mess adding that restrictions were imposed to avoid a repeat of 2016 when the Valley convulsed following militant Burhan Wani’s death.

Jaishankar said that the Indian government’s first concern was to ensure that there was no loss of lives due to violence and demonstrations in the region post abrogation of Article 370.

“Pre August 5 Kashmir was in a mess, difficulties in Kashmir did not start on August 5, it is supposed to be a way of dealing with those difficulties,” the minister said at Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) meeting in New York on the sidelines of the UNGA.

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