Mr. Modi recently said “Let’s build a new paradise in Kashmir.” But what’s happening in Kashmir is the exact opposite. The Army has an iron grip over the people. The Internet is the lifeblood of administration and economy worldwide. By shutting it down, the whole of Kashmir has been isolated. With the IT industry, a strength of India, not being able to function in the Valley, I wonder what paradise Mr. Modi talks about. Unemployment is at a record high in the whole of the nation. Will it magically fall in Kashmir after the abrogation of its special status? If the IT companies in the valley are closed, the number of unemployed youth is only going to grow. It is being repeatedly demonstrated that the government’s act of unilaterally changing the status of the erstwhile State was not a pragmatic move (“Kashmir Valley’s IT hub gasps as Net shutdown continues,” Sept. 23).
T. Anand Raj,
Chennai