Photos: Reactions to the Jammu and Kashmir reorganisation bill

Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Jammu and Kashmir reorganization bill in the Parliament yesterday, proposing to bifurcate the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two separate Union Territories —Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Striping off the special status of the state, it gave way to mixed reactions across the country. While the valley reels through curfew and all-out electronic communication blackout, a look at the reactions and developments from various parts of India.

Updated on: Aug 06, 2019 5:15 PM IST

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Police check the identity of commuters in Jammu. The NDA government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi moved the “Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill” for a vote by the Lok Sahba a day after the measure was introduced alongside a presidential order dissolving a constitutional provision that gave Kashmiris exclusive, hereditary rights. (Channi Anand / AP)

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Protestors and activists belonging to the Alternative Law Forum and other left wing organisations take part in a protest in Bangalore in reaction to the Indian government scrapping Article 370 that granted a special status to Jammu and Kashmir. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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A police officer briefs his men at a deserted street during curfew in central Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. After the government revoked Kashmir’s special status with a presidential order on Monday, thousands of newly deployed troops arrived and internet and phone services remained cut in the restive Himalayan region. (AP)

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers celebrate the government’s decision to revoke Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and a separate bill to bifurcate the state into two separate union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, in Jammu. (PTI)

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Newspapers, with headlines about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to revoke special status for the Kashmir region, are displayed for sale at a pavement in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The decision soon became a national debate with opinion coming in from movie stars to sport personalities. Nothing has come from Kashmiri locals and politicians due to the communication blackout in the state. (Amit Dave / REUTERS)

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A view of a deserted flyover during restrictions in Jammu. Restrictions and night curfews were imposed in several districts of Jammu and Kashmir in view of the reorganisation bill in Parliament. (PTI)

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Many Kashmiris living away from home speculate that their serene valley might become a multinational corporate ground and high-rise buildings can give way to the lakes and gardens. With no contact with family and friends back home those beyond the state’s boundaries are trying to make sense of what the revoking of the special status holds in store. (Danish Siddiqui / REUTERS)