Equating restriction on highway in Kashmir with Centre’s excess is illogical | The Indian Express

Equating restriction on highway in Kashmir with Centre’s excess is illogical | The Indian Express

Written by Udayan Mukerji |Updated: May 3, 2019 11:01:49 am

Mukerji is a retired IPS officer

Equating restriction on highway in Kashmir with Centre’s excess is illogical

Branding a single measure to secure convoy movements as a “total siege” of Kashmir is not only hobbled logic but also borders on dangerous sophistry.

Police sources in Kashmir have confirmed that these militants are across the border and are involved in cross-LoC trade. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi/File)

The article by Waheed ur Rahman Para (‘Democracy vs militarisation’, IE, April 22)appears to lack direction. Linking restrictions on the use of the national highway with the alienation and exclusion of Kashmiris is disingenuous. Branding a single measure to secure convoy movements as a “total siege” of Kashmir is not only hobbled logic but also borders on dangerous sophistry.