2019 Recorded Most Number Of Stone Throwing Incidents In Jammu And Kashmir thehindu.com
The year 2019 recorded the maximum number of stone-throwing incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, compared to the years 2017 and 2018, according to data provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in response to a Right to Information (RTI) Act application. There was a spike in the numbers post-August, the month in which J&K’s special status was revoked, as it witnessed 658 such incidents, the highest in the year. The previous month of July saw 26 such incidents. J&K has been placed under unprecedented restrictions and a communication lockdown since August 5, when Home Minister Amit Shah moved two Bills in the Rajya Sabha to revoke its special status under Article 370 of the Constitution, and bifurcate and downgrade the State into two Union Territories.
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