No life lost, no bullet fired after Article 370 move, govt tells SC

Attorney General K K Venugopal told the apex court that instead of questions, the government should be ‘congratulated’ for effectively handling of the situation

Current Affairs:Defending limitations forced in Jammu and Kashmir after the revocation of arrangements of Article 370, the Center said on Thursday that neither a solitary life was lost, nor a solitary slug terminated, as an outcome of the preventive advances taken.

Lawyer General K Venugopal told the summit court that rather than questions, the legislature ought to be “saluted” for adequately treatment of the circumstance in the past state after the “noteworthy” and “unrivaled” choice of August 5.

He told a Bench headed by Justice N V Ramana that had internet providers been permitted after August 5, at that point with a single tick of a catch, 10,000 messages could have been sent to a large number of separatists or other activist pioneers to gather, which could have brought about turmoil and monstrous occurrences of viciousness.

“It is the past record which is being considered before making any preparatory strides. The record shows arrangement of psychological militant occurrences in the state. In July, 2016, three feared psychological oppressor including Burhan Wani were killed in an experience following which confinements were forced for a quarter of a year in the state. Around then not a solitary case was recorded but rather now 20 petitions have been documented,” Venugopal said.

Reacting to the petitions recorded by Anuradha Bhasin, supervisor of Kashmir Times, and Congress pioneer Ghulam Nabi Azad, he stated: “What occurred on August 5 is something which is unrivaled throughout the entire existence of the nation in the previous 70 years.”

He told the Bench that “Administration of India ought to be praised for managing the circumstance thusly. Not a solitary life was lost and not a solitary shot discharged”.

Alluding to savagery in the Valley, the Attorney General said that for the past such huge numbers of years, fear mongers were being pushed through from over the fringe, nearby activists and rebel association had held the regular folks hostage and it would have been “stupid” if steps weren’t taken.

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