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Priyanka Gandhi attacks Centre over detention of children in Kashmir

Since the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5 many citizens including 144 children as young as 9, and local leaders have been detained under ‘preventative detention.’

Priyanka Gandhi attacks Centre over detention of children in Kashmir

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Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday attacked the Narendra Modi government over the stringent lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir for the last two months, saying it has affected innocent children the most.

The Congress leader also tagged a media report on Twitter which claimed that children in Kashmir were away from schools and were disconnected from friends. About two-month-long ‘bandh’ in Jammu and Kashmir has impacted innocent children the most, Gandhi said.

“Have you ever seen a government which talks about development but has kept children away from schools,” she said in a tweet in Hindi.

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What kind of message the BJP government is giving to the coming generation of Kashmir, she asked.

BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav on Monday said that “only 200-250 people are under preventive detention in view of the law and order situation in the Valley, adding that they have been kept under preventive detention respectfully, some in five-star guest houses, while some in five-star hotels.

On August 5, the Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status under Article 370 and the bifurcation of the State into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. Since the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5 many citizens including 144 children as young as 9, and local leaders have been detained under “preventative detention.”

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