Democracy vs militarisation | The Indian Express

Democracy vs militarisation | The Indian Express

Written by Waheed Ur Rehman Para |Updated: April 22, 2019 12:09:15 am

The writer is youth president of the PDP.

Democracy vs militarisation

Restrictions on using national highway further alienate Kashmiris, feed into a narrative of exclusion.

Army convoy plying on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on the second day of curbs on movement of civilian vehicles. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

Despite repeated claims by top political leaders that India is intent on safeguarding the Kashmiri people, the ground realities now reflect a total siege with restrictions on all freedoms, including the freedom of movement. This unfreedom, more than containing the pro-azadi sentiment, has further alienated the population of Kashmir, Chenab Valley and Pir Panjal region of Jammu and Kashmir.