Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah, both leaders of National Conference and former state chief ministers, address the media after a meeting in Srinagar, October 15, 2020. — Reuters pic
A notification issued yesterday stated that the term"being permanent resident of the state" as a criteria has been “omitted,” paving the way for even non-Kashmiri Indians to purchase land in the Himalayan region. Kashmir is claimed in full by India and Pakistan and both rule parts of it. The region continues to be at the heart of two of the three wars fought by India and Pakistan since independence in 1947.In August 2019, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government scrapped the region's autonomy. The decision to strip it of its special status and split it into two federally-administered territories sparked widespread protests in the region.
The latest amendments to land rules are part of the government's policy to apply all Indian laws that were not applicable for about seven decades, local and federal government officials said.
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