Indian Prime Minister Modi claims that stripping the disputed Kashmir region of its statehood and special constitutional provisions has helped unify the country, as about 4 million Kashmiris stayed indoors for the 11th day of an unprecedented clampdown.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses to the nation on the country's Independence Day from the ramparts of the historical Red Fort in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. Modi said that stripping the disputed Kashmir region of its statehood and special constitutional provisions has helped unify the country.
“The old arrangement in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh encouraged corruption, nepotism but there was injustice when it came to rights of women, children, Dalits, tribal communities,” Modi said in the speech marking 72 years since India achieved independence from British rule. While daily protests have erupted in Kashmir, Modi has received widespread public support in other parts of India.
On Thursday, turning to his agenda to make India a $5 trillion economy in the next five years, Modi said that the changes in Kashmir will help the region contribute more to India’s development.
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