Published on, Aug. 28 -- August 28, 2025 2:13 AM

For Kashmiris, the story of the past six years has been one of promises made and promises broken. When Article 370 was revoked in 2019, the Indian government assured the world that statehood would be restored once "conditions normalised." Many in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) held on to that pledge, hoping that elections and local governance would at least bring some measure of dignity back to their politics.

But the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025 tells a different tale-one not of restoration but of betrayal. The amendment empowers the Lieutenant Governor, an unelected appointee of Delhi, to dismiss the Chief Minister and ministers after just...