Crisis, confusion, and chaos continue, Union Minister Amit Shah likely to visit Kashmir

New Delhi: Kashmir remains nervous, Union Minister Amit Shah will probably visit the state after the close of the session of Parliament next week.

Shah's visit comes amid the uncertainty and tension in the valley ahead of Independence Day celebrations, with regional parties seeking clarification from the Center on developments in the state.

Although the Center has not made a direct statement so far, all eyes are turning to the Home Minister's visit following the massive deployment of troops in the valley.

While an additional 10,000 troops were sent to Jammu and Kashmir last week, a person familiar with the situation said: The security situation must be contained. If an order is received, the troops will be moved to the specified areas by air and road convoys ".

Meanwhile, people line up in front of gas stations, ATMs, drug stores and grocery stores, fearing a shortage of essential items in the current situation.

On Saturday, State Governor Satya Pal Malik urged political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir not to believe the rumors circulating, and assured that the Center did not intend to repeal the Article 35A, which grants special privileges to "permanent residents" of the state.

Experts in the valley said the cause behind the crisis was multiple, including pressure to solve Kashmir's problems after the recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.

"For the moment, the situation is similar to that of war in Kashmir. The period was absolutely peaceful and suddenly everything was reversed. The reasons can be multiple - a massive crackdown in the valley against separatist leaders, tremendous international pressure to solve the Kashmir problem, especially after the meeting between Trump and Imran Khan, or the issue of Articles 35A and 370. But alone the Center knows the real reason, "said Nisar Ali, a member of the Finance Committee of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.

A senior government official said, on condition of anonymity, that the state had not only witnessed clashes between militants and security forces over the last week in the Shopian and Pulwama districts in southern Kashmir, but the line of control had become extremely volatile since the Trump-Khan meeting, with repeated violations of the ceasefire not provoked by the Pakistani army.

Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday suspended the pilgrimage to Amarnath and ordered the pilgrims to stay away or reduce their stay, citing a terror alert. The state's original department, which is under the authority of the president, issued an opinion to all the pilgrims of Amarnath, asking them to "put an immediate end to their stay in the valley". This order comes just days after the deployment of 100 other paramilitary personnel companies in the country. Valley.

On Sunday, the Indian army foiled an offer of infiltration in the area of Kupwara in Jammu. While seven infiltrators have been shot dead since Friday by the anti-infiltration grid of the Indian army, security forces in the valley have reaffirmed that "many attempts are being made from the border to disrupt peace in the valley".