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Dejavu yet again. Srinagar in the 90s to 2010s: Hume chahiye Azadi from India Occupation! Perplexed Indians: Why? Can you not propagate your religion or practice it freely? Intifada factory: Yes, But we want freedom! Centrist Indians flanked by interlocuters: Don't you have rights under the Indian constitution? Doesn't the special status all these decades protect your special identity? Valley punks and keyboard jihadis: Yes but we want to be free of Hindu bania occupation! You don't know anything. Sincere mainland Indians: Hasn't the Abrogation enhanced existing rights and added more, now with the Indian Penal Code overriding the fascist and misogynist Ranbir Penal Code with daughters getting inheritance rights and Valmikis, West Pakistan refugees equal citizenship rights? Anonymous brave courageous Islamists on a West based app: Yes, but we want freedom, we've said what we want to say. Bring us back to 53 status, Article 370 was right, we made a mistake by waging Jihad against India and ethically cleansing our Kashmiri brethren but give us back statehood and restore the defunct, shell of a hollowed out Article of 70+ years. You know nothing... Same arguments because there's only one thing in common. You know it! 😀

I congratulate all the Members of Parliament who are taking their oaths today, including those representing the people of Jammu and Kashmir. This is a momentous occasion for our democracy. It is important to acknowledge that while the people of North Kashmir have elected Engineer Rashid, he should be given the opportunity to take his oath and represent his constituents. It is equally important to recognize the injustice faced by those imprisoned, who are unable or unwilling to participate in elections. Our Members of Parliament will vociferously demand justice for all prisoners, including Engineer Rashid. We will also demand the immediate transfer of these prisoners held in jails outside J&K back to jails in Kashmir, pending their release. One of our main demands will be a broader amnesty for all individuals detained after August 5, 2019.