The Supreme Court has asked for elections to be held in Jammu and Kashmir by September 30, 2024, considering that this will bring it on par with the rest of the Indian states.
India’s Supreme Court today upheld Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2019 decision to revoke Kashmir’s semi-autonomous status and set a deadline of September 30 for elections to be held there.
India’s only Muslim-majority region, Jammu and Kashmir, has been at the center of more than 75 years of conflict with neighboring Pakistan since the two countries were created in 1947 following their independence from Britain.
The 2019 decision, which allowed New Delhi to directly administer the region of Jammu and Kashmir, constitutes “the completion of the process of incorporation and, as such, a legitimate exercise of power,” India’s top court said in its ruling.
Modi immediately welcomed this decision, calling it “historic”. It is “a ray of hope, the promise of a better future and a testimony to our shared determination to build a stronger and more united India,” he said in a post on X.
In addition, the Supreme Court requested that elections be held in Jammu and Kashmir by September 30, 2024, considering that in this way it will be equal to the rest of the Indian states “as soon as possible”.
After the revocation of Kashmir’s limited autonomy, New Delhi imposed its authority there, while proceeding with mass arrests, a complete blockade of the state and cutting off telecommunications for months. India has also increased its military presence in the region with the aim of suppressing the protests.
Source :Skai
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