Jammu, April 5 -- The unconstitutional and disastrous decisions of August 5, 2019 - nullifying Articles 370 and 35A - along with a series of arbitrary legislations and humiliating actions, have dismembered and downgraded the historic state of Jammu & Kashmir. The snatching away of statehood and bifurcation of the state into two Union Territories has created a deep political void and intensified the sense of uncertainty and alienation among its people.

According to a statement issued to KNS reads that civil liberties, human rights, and democratic freedoms continue to be eroded. Arbitrary arrests under draconian laws like the UAPA and PSA have become a disturbing norm. Hundreds of political activists and journalists remain incarcerated ins...