Their contention is we're trying to silence the people instead of preventing terrorist actions. But the numbers tell their own story. The last month has been the most peaceful in the region with zero state inflicted casualties. Clearly showing the dependence of terrorists on mobiles and internet to instigate unrest.
When the Gorkhas were agitating the internet was off for a hundred days. Don't recall any international outcry about that.
8 million people under lockdown ? seriously ? NSA said only 10 out of 199 police districts in the entire J&K have prohibitory orders. That is not 8 million under lockdown.
Families unable to speak to loved ones ? landlines have been restored over two weeks back. If you don't have a landline then it will be harder to contact people. But there are phone booths. It was harder in the initial two weeks but its eased since.
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When the Gorkhas were agitating the internet was off for a hundred days. Don't recall any international outcry about that.
8 million people under lockdown ? seriously ? NSA said only 10 out of 199 police districts in the entire J&K have prohibitory orders. That is not 8 million under lockdown.
Families unable to speak to loved ones ? landlines have been restored over two weeks back. If you don't have a landline then it will be harder to contact people. But there are phone booths. It was harder in the initial two weeks but its eased since.
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