SIR stir: 'Kashmir model' in Delhi, situation akin to Emergency, says opposition
Opposition leaders in India are criticizing the government's use of internet restrictions and mass detentions during protests in New Delhi. Critics, including J&K politicians and activists, have compared the security crackdown to the 2019 lockdown in Kashmir and an undeclared state of emergency.
Why it matters
The situation highlights growing tensions regarding civil liberties, the right to protest, and the government's approach to handling political dissent in the capital.
Internet restrictions and arrests during Cockroach Janta Party-led anti-SIR protests in New Delhi triggered sharp political reactions Saturday, as J&K CM Omar Abdullah said the "Kashmir model" had reached the capital, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti called the restrictions a reminder of Kashmir's 2019 lockdown, and CPM described the atmosphere as "akin to the Emergency".Omar said the "Kashmir model has been exported to Delhi. Welcome to the New Delhi, modelled on New Jammu & Kashmir." Deputy CM Surinder Choudhary questioned whether the situation was any less serious than during the Emergency and called for chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. National Conference spokesperson Sarah Hayat Shah said New Delhi was witnessing "barely .1% of what was done to Kashmir on Aug 5, 2019."Former CM Mehbooba Mufti called the crackdown "a chilling reminder of Kashmir after the unconstitutional" abrogation of Article 370.
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