Bringing Kashmir into 21st Century

Kashmir changes are not about politics

or countries
or religion

It’s about Happiness & Prosperity

of the Kashmiri people
Abrogation of Article 370–India’s move to bring
full-fledged democracy to Kashmir
Regional occupation of Creation of two union territories after
Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir abrogation of article 370

Union territory is a federal territory

governed directly by the central
Government of India
 Issues in Kashmir because of article 370

• Lack of investment : Any non-Kashmiri couldn’t purchase land in Kashmir.

No major investment and job creation in last 70 years, just tourism.
• Lack of education: Basic laws like ‘Right to education’ were missing.
Literacy rate in Kashmir is very low especially amongst girls.
• Lack of citizenship: People who moved to Kashmir after 1948 and their next
3 generations can’t be citizens even after being born in Kashmir!
• Discrimination: Woman who got married to non-Kashmiri Indian would lose
all rights. But if she married a Pakistani, he also gets all Kashmiri rights as
hers.
• Rampant Corruption: Lack of “Right to information act” meant rampant
government corruption.
 Issues in Kashmir because of article 370
• Terrorism: This cocktail of unemployment, lack of
infrastructure, illiteracy and polarized social
environment promoted religious extremism and an
environment conducive for terrorism.

• Genocide and forced exodus: The terrorism was

responsible for mass killings and forced exodus of
around 250K Kashmiri Hindu (religious minority)
people in 1989.
• More deaths: Terrorism, a direct byproduct of
archaic and divisive article 370 has caused deaths of
over 40K civilians and security personnel since
1989-2016.
 A brighter future in works for Kashmir
• Kashmir will be in 21st century soon with access to 106 laws and 9
constitutional amendments that are already applicable across rest of India
and that were withheld from people of Kashmir by archaic Article 370.
New act Benefit to Kashmiris
Right to information act Very less governmental corruption
Right to education act Education for everyone
Child marriage act People can choose their partner. Not
just married off in childhood
Citizenship act Born in Kashmir means equal rights as
everyone else around
Minority reservation act Access to education, jobs and role in
policy making
 A brighter future in works for Kashmir
• Non-Kashmiris can invest in Kashmir; it means
employment generation for youth of Kashmir. This
will promote industrial and economic growth while
deterring terrorism and violence.

• Judicial reforms will bring gender equality and justice to economically

and socially under privileged classes. Under privileged segments will
preferred education, governmental jobs & also participation in decision
making process.

• Justice to 20000 Hindu refugees from

west Pakistan who are in their 3rd
generation and who were denied of
basic rights for last 70 years.
• Kashmiri Hindus can go back to their
homeland after 30 years.
 Appendix A: What was Article 370?

Article 370 was a “Temporary” provision of Indian constitution

that granted special status to the state of Jammu & Kashmir, Under Part
21 of constitution of India which deals with “Temporary, transitional,
and special provisions”.
Appendix B: History of article 370
Appendix C: Details