- The region is being split into two: one with a state legislature and one directly controlled by the Indian government
- Article 35A of India's Constitution allowed Kashmir and Jammu's local legislature to define permanent residents of the region. This was signed into effect by a Presidential decree in 1954.
- Article 370 of India's Constitution forbids Indians from outside of the state from accessing the rights and privileges of local residency and the state
- The complaint of those who don't want this law to change believe the Indian government is doing this as a way of flooding the state with Hindu residents to replace the native Muslim populace
- Under the original agreement signed when Kashmir was admitted into the Indian union of states, India was solely to manage external affairs of Kashmir and a referendum was to soon be held determining the future of Kashmir
- Further discussions resulted in a 1952 agreement whereby Kashmiris would retain special privileges within their state as part of the deal to remain in the Indian union
Now, India is violating the agreement it had made with Kashmir during the former's accession to the Indian union. There was a signed agreement and Presidential decrees ensuring the continued special privileges of Kashmir, but that is now being revoked by a Hindu supremacist President during a period of increasing Hindu nationalism throughout India. The objective of this is obvious - the consolidation of Hindu power in the Kashmir region.
- 10,000-70,000 Indian troops have been sent into Kashmir in the past 10 days, only adding to the already existing 500,000 troops in the region
- There will be no movement of the public, all educational institutions will remain closed, all public meetings and rallies are prohibited
- Elected representatives from Kashmir have taken to Twitter to voice their outrage at being placed under house arrest
- Private mobile networks, internet services, and telephone lines have been cut; only the Indian government-operated internet and telephone services are operational
India has finally completely turned Kashmir into an occupied territory as it begins its Hindu nationalist agenda of consolidating power over the region in blatant violation of previously signed agreements and the demographic transformation of the formerly semi-autonomous region through replacement of its local inhabitants and stripping them of their political power. The result will be a serious escalation within the region as Pakistan and Kashmiris respond to this all-out assault on their autonomy and freedom.
