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India scraps special status for Kashmir in step Pakistan calls illegal
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS AUGUST 5, 2019 / 1:30 AM / UPDATED 18 MINUTES AGO
India scraps special status for Kashmir in step Pakistan calls illegal
Aditya Kalra, Sanjeev Miglani, Danish Ismail
6 MIN READ
NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR (Reuters) - India on Monday revoked the special status of Kashmir, the Himalayan region that has long been a flashpoint in ties with neighboring Pakistan, moving to grasp its only Muslim-majority region more tightly.
In the most far-reaching political move in one of the world’s most militarized regions in nearly seven decades, India said it would scrap a constitutional provision that allows its state of Jammu and Kashmir to make its own laws.
“The entire constitution will be applicable to Jammu and Kashmir,” Interior Minister Amit Shah told parliament, as opposition lawmakers voiced loud protests against the repeal.
The government also lifted a ban on property purchases by non-residents, opening the way for Indians to invest and settle there, just as they can elsewhere in India, although the measure is likely to provoke a backlash in the region.
Pakistan, which also claims Kashmir, said it strongly condemned the decision, which is bound to further strain ties between the nuclear-armed rivals.
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India scraps special status for Kashmir in step Pakistan calls illegal
Aditya Kalra, Sanjeev Miglani, Danish Ismail
6 MIN READ
NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR (Reuters) - India on Monday revoked the special status of Kashmir, the Himalayan region that has long been a flashpoint in ties with neighboring Pakistan, moving to grasp its only Muslim-majority region more tightly.
In the most far-reaching political move in one of the world’s most militarized regions in nearly seven decades, India said it would scrap a constitutional provision that allows its state of Jammu and Kashmir to make its own laws.
“The entire constitution will be applicable to Jammu and Kashmir,” Interior Minister Amit Shah told parliament, as opposition lawmakers voiced loud protests against the repeal.
The government also lifted a ban on property purchases by non-residents, opening the way for Indians to invest and settle there, just as they can elsewhere in India, although the measure is likely to provoke a backlash in the region.
Pakistan, which also claims Kashmir, said it strongly condemned the decision, which is bound to further strain ties between the nuclear-armed rivals.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-kashmir/india-scraps-special-status-for-kashmir-in-step-pakistan-calls-illegal-idUSKCN1UV0EA