Ahead of the 4th anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. The Supreme Court will from August 2 hear the petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 that granted special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud said the hearing of the pleas will be on a day-to-day basis except Mondays and Fridays. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10:30 am on August 2 (Wednesday).A total of 23 petitions have been filed challenging the scrapping of Article 370. The Constitution bench asked all the parties to give their responses by July 25th.
The bench said all files and documents related to the matter should be submitted in paperless mode.The Modi lead government has time and again boasted about the improvement in the security situation in the valley after the abrogation of Article 370. Now have the civilian killings in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir stopped completely? Has there been a drop in such incidents? Let's have a look at some numbersAccording to a report by Scroll At least 750 militants have been killed by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir in the last four years. Prime Minister Modi had once said, “A youthful nation like ours must leave an impact in the entire world.” Interestingly, 83% of the killed were local Kashmiri youths. Of late the presence of foreign militants appears to be increasing. 43% of the total militants killed in 2022 were foreigners. The recruitment of local youths in militant ranks appears to have come down from 143 local youth in 2019, to 100.
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