Article 370 granting partial special status to Jammu Kashmir was abrogated on the 05th of August by the majoritarian Bhartiya Janta Party, the move was followed by a massive crackdown in which civilians, religious clerics, journalists, lawyers, business leaders, civilians and politicians were detained, also the Government festooned down Jammu Kashmir. Concertina wires were placed across almost every street and bridge.Government forces manned hundreds of checkpoints and helicopters circled low above the Srinagar city. Under this, intimidating lockdown, internet and other mobile services were banned in the Kashmir valley.
The Kashmiriyat editor, Qazi Shibli had been detained days ahead of the abrogation of the Articles 370 and 35A, The Kashmiriyat reporters, though, were on the ground zero, undaunted and unworried of the possible fear, though in the absence of internet or any means to communicate, their work remained unpublished, today we try to tell you the story of the abrogation through their photographs.
South Kashmir, the hotbed of uprising in the aftermath of the killing of Burhan Wani was placed under severe restrictions and people were barred from coming out of their homes.buy benicar generic blobuyinfo.com/benicar.html over the counter The Associated Press Reported, “Residents of over a dozen villages in Kashmir said that the soldiers inflicted beatings and electric shocks, forced them to eat dirt or drink filthy water, poisoned their food supplies or killed livestock, and threatened to take away and marry their female relatives. Thousands of young men have been arrested.”