No one was in doubt this time around about the Prime Minister walking the talk on scrapping Article 370. But what came as a bolt from the blue was the decision to unilaterally downgrade and split the State. This is anathema to federalism. Though there is an assurance of full statehood being restored, expecting normalcy to return any time soon would be too illusory given the gravity of such radical decisions.
S.K. Choudhury,
Bengaluru