‘Situation In Kashmir Far From Normal’: After Visit, Yashwant Sinha Says Atmosphere Of Fear Prevailing In Valley news18.com

A five-member civil society delegation led by former Union minister Yashwant Sinha on Monday wrapped up its four-day visit to Kashmir terming it as very successful but asserted that the situation in the Valley after the abrogation of Article 370 was not normal. The delegation, known as Concerned Citizens’ Group (CCG), also termed the curbs by the police on their movement in different parts of the Valley as a “deliberate ploy” by the government to hide the ground reality.

It warned that the situation will deteriorate further if the Centre does not change its behavior pertaining to Kashmir. “After talking to various groups of people and individuals, I have come to the conclusion at the end of our visit that the situation is not at all normal,”. Asserting that the Centre’s decision of stripping Jammu and Kashmir of its special status and bifurcating it into two Union territories has caused a “huge psychological problem”, Sinha said an atmosphere of fear was prevailing in the Valley.