Internet shutdown in Kashmir unconstitutional: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court said while rebuking the BJP government that shutting the internet down in J&K was unconstitutional. Here's more
- Jan 10, 2020,
- Updated Jan 10, 2020, 07:16 PM IST
India's Supreme Court said on Friday that shutting down the internet in the disputed region of Kashmir was unconstitutional in a rebuke for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
The government imposed a communications lockdown in August after it withdrew the Muslim-majority region's autonomy, aiming to control unrest.
An indefinite suspension of the internet is a violation of the country's telecoms rules, the court said, ordering authorities to review all curbs in Kashmir in a week's time.
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India's Supreme Court said on Friday that shutting down the internet in the disputed region of Kashmir was unconstitutional in a rebuke for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
The government imposed a communications lockdown in August after it withdrew the Muslim-majority region's autonomy, aiming to control unrest.
An indefinite suspension of the internet is a violation of the country's telecoms rules, the court said, ordering authorities to review all curbs in Kashmir in a week's time.
Also read: Envoys from US, Bangladesh, South Korea, 14 more countries to visit Jammu and Kashmir today