Amit Sharma , Rajouri : The second anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A is being celebrated from Jammu and Kashmir, do you know what happened in two years, if not in Jammu and Kashmir, then this entire report has changed the climate of Jammu and Kashmir, now the whole of Jammu In Kashmir, the winds of peace were blowing from the bastions of terror to the borderThere is talk of every other progress in Kashmir, now neither stone pelters are seen on the streets nor anti-national protesters, in villages and cities, from government buildings to the borders, every other tricolor is hoisted, even in Lal Chok. The tricolor is seen, bypassing terrorism, the younger generation started getting involved in businessMore and more youth are turning to the Indian Army to serve the country. Recently, the country of youth is seen in large queues in Kashmir Valley and Jammu to join the army. Children in Kashmir are seen playing in the streets. Coming to Kashmir, now the film stars are also turning again Films are being made here again to see the beauty of Kashmir, everyone else keeps selling.Although terrorist incidents are taking place in some areas, but due to the strict stand of the security forces, most of the terrorists and their helpers have started disappearing. In the changed situation, now there is peace on the Line of Control (LoC) as well, after the agreement with Pakistan, guns are silent on both sides. The cafe opened for the common people two weeks ago on the LoC with the tricolor high Describing the situation. Now citizens don’t have to put up a white flag when they come here.
People are busy working in the beautiful apple orchards along the highway in Pattan Valley, going from Srinagar to Baramulla and Uri in north Kashmir. The atmosphere has also changed in Baramulla, once a bastion of terror. The old town here, infamous for stone pelting, no longer sees riots. Muzaffar of Baramulla says that a lot of water has flown in Jhelum. People have not got anything from terrorism, only destruction has happened. There is peace here for a year. When talking to the white-bearded man sitting here on the environment, he pointed to the terrorists buried on the lower side of the road and said, “The message of the government is being understood by all. Now no one will come to save you. The villagers of the area adjacent to the LoC, who came to Uri in connection with work, said on the condition of anonymity that the army is helping them a lot in the Corona crisis.
On the other hand, the situation is changing a lot in Anantnag and Pulwama of South Kashmir. Anish Ahmed of Anantnag says that terrorism has caused heavy damage here. Young people no longer want to go this route. People of Kashmir are trying to take care of themselves. Few people took advantage of Article 370. In the changed environment, roads are now being built. More development work has started. Tariq Ahmed of Anantnag said that the situation is returning to normal. Nature has given us paradise, but the valley has become infamous due to terror. Now people are understanding everything. Hope Kashmir will be buzzing with tourists soon
The incidents of stone pelting in Jammu and Kashmir have come down significantly after the abrogation of Article 370. In the year 2019, there were incidents of stone pelting in the valley, whereas in 2020 only 255 incidents of stone pelting took place. On May 2 this year, during the encounter in Dagarpora, Pulwama, people pelted stones to save the terrorists. After this, in Barpora on 12 May also, the masked men pelted stones. Apart from this, no major incident of stone pelting has been reported in the year 2021. Earlier, incidents of stone pelting, 1458 and 1412 were registered in 2018 and 2017.
Now Kashmiri Pandits have also started returning in the changed climate. More than 500 families of Kashmiri Pandits once lived in Mattan of religious importance, but changed circumstances in 1990 forced them to leave their villages. Veteran Surendra Kher, who has been serving in the historic temple of Mattan for years, told that the Kashmiri Pandits are now returning. There are 20 families of Kashmiri Pandits in Mattan. People who migrated about 30 years ago are again building houses in the valley. He says Kashmir is changing. Everyone wants peace.
Even though people are leaving their homes less due to Corona, the lavish valleys of Kashmir are attracting tourists. The changing circumstances have started showing an impact on tourism. Tourist traders say that a lot of tourists have turned to the valley earlier this year. Fayaz and Javed Ahmed, who are associated with tourism in Pahalgam, say that the tourists who arrived in large numbers in January-February have raised hope. Of course, after this the second wave of Corona destroyed everything, but in the coming time again Kashmir will be the first choice of tourists. On the other hand, the Dal Lake in Srinagar has also started looking bright in the morning and evening. Although, the tourists are few, but people are walking with the family without any concern.
On the other hand, on the completion of six months of ceasefire on the Line of Control, the people living on the border in Rajouri and Poonch districts are praying to God for peace to remain like this, the control extended to 120 km in Rajouri district and 90 km in Poonch. People living in the villages along the line are under shelling on the borderDue to the loss of life and property, he lived a life full of fear and pain.There are more than 50 villages along the Line of Control in Rajouri and about 30 villages in Poonch district. Four villages of Rajouri are densely populated, located beyond the barbed wire, while eight villages are located beyond the barbed wire in Poonch district. Ramesh Chaudhary, sarpanch of Ding of Noshera sector of Rajouri, said that there used to be shelling in our village every day from Kathua to tail. There is an atmosphere of happiness among the people today because the ceasefire was closedMonths of ceasefire violations have resulted in the death of several people and injuring more than a dozen houses. Due to the fear of shelling, we were not able to sow and harvest the crop properly, could not go to our fields, could not come anywhere, he said that today while giving good news to both the countries, it has been six months today and There was no shelling, he said that there is an atmosphere of happiness among the people living on the border because of the roundsIn both the countries, when there was shelling, only the poor were killed, on both sides they said that today our children are studying, the farmer is harvesting the crop without any fear, he said that I congratulate the people and the government of both the countries. He further said that hundred days are like a dream come true, where one on LoCNot even a shot has been fired and an unexpected calm prevailsAfter the division into union territories, it is now being speculated that the Modi government at the Center is going to start preparations for conducting assembly elections in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. Delimitation is also being done in Jammu and Kashmir so that everyone gets equal rights, Kashmir gets its own and Jammu gets its right. There will be a lot of change in the coming time in Jammu and Kashmir, the center is trying to provide employment to the youth in Kashmir, whether it is Kashmir or Jammu is changing. Now everyone wants to go to Kashmir
Terming the ceasefire agreement between the Indian and Pakistani armies effective, Sunil Chaudhary, sarpanch of Bhavani village in Noshera area of Rajouri, said that steps should be taken to maintain the peace process between the armies of both sides in a similar fashion. We live in the village and a single bullet on the LoC is clearly heard by the villagers.Many times the continuous heavy shelling would give sleepless nights and we used to live in panic. He said that we had raised our voice many times that this ceasefire violation should be stopped. He said that our children are struggling today. He said that in these sleepy days the people of our border passed happily
On the other hand, Rohit Chaudhary, a resident of Noshera, after the ceasefire violation and congratulated the country of India and Pakistan on the completion of one day, he said that whenever there was shelling, the condition of both the countries used to deteriorate. He said that So from day to day there is peace and people living on the borderLiving peacefully today, I demand from the governments of both the sides that peace should remain forever so that the people living on the border can live the life of peace and chain, since February 26, not a single bullet was fired on the LoC. which shows that the ceasefire agreement is in full force