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India isolates Kashmir by shutting down communications as big change announced
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS AUGUST 5, 2019 / 11:43 AM / UPDATED 7 HOURS AGO
India isolates Kashmir by shutting down communications as big change announced
Mayank Bhardwaj
4 MIN READ
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India’s imposition of an unprecedented communications blackout on Jammu and Kashmir hours before stripping its only Muslim-majority state of special rights in place for decades was sharply criticized on Monday by media and rights groups.
One senior journalist accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of humiliating residents of the divided Himalayan region while others warned that heavy-handedness risked triggering fresh unrest.
The government said the clampdown on telecommunications and media services, which began late on Sunday night and was still in effect almost 24 hours later, was needed to curb any potential violence.
Kashmiris, however, complained that the attempt by Modi’s government to control the flow of information had made it difficult for them to find out what was happening in the state, let alone air their views.
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India isolates Kashmir by shutting down communications as big change announced
Mayank Bhardwaj
4 MIN READ
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India’s imposition of an unprecedented communications blackout on Jammu and Kashmir hours before stripping its only Muslim-majority state of special rights in place for decades was sharply criticized on Monday by media and rights groups.
One senior journalist accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of humiliating residents of the divided Himalayan region while others warned that heavy-handedness risked triggering fresh unrest.
The government said the clampdown on telecommunications and media services, which began late on Sunday night and was still in effect almost 24 hours later, was needed to curb any potential violence.
Kashmiris, however, complained that the attempt by Modi’s government to control the flow of information had made it difficult for them to find out what was happening in the state, let alone air their views.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-kashmir-blackout/india-isolates-kashmir-by-shutting-down-communications-as-big-change-announced-idUSKCN1UV1R7
