(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: J&K: One Year Since Revocation of Special Status

Topic: J&K: One Year Since Revocation of Special Status

Guest:

S. P. Vaid, (Former Director General of Police, Jammu & Kashmir)
Prafulla Ketkar, (Editor, Organiser)
Maj. Gen. Ashwani Siwach (Retd.), Strategic Affairs Expert)

Topic Description:

Curfew was imposed across the valley on Tuesday as authorities apprehended violent protests in view of plans by separatists and Pakistan-sponsored groups to observe August 5, the first anniversary of revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, as black day. Police and CRPF personnel were deployed in strength across the valley to ensure that the plans of the separatists to disturb peace did not succeed. Police vehicles, fitted with public address systems, went around localities announcing imposition of strict curfew for two days. On 5 August 2019, the Government of India revoked the special status, or limited autonomy, granted under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution to Jammu and Kashmir. On the eve of the first anniversary since certain sections of article 370 were scrapped.