Yesterday on Friday, the United Nation Security Council appreciated India’s capital territory Delhi for bringing relaxation in the Kashmir Valley. “The UN Security Council acknowledged these efforts (by India) and felt this is the direction in which the international community wanted matters to move. We are committed to gradually removing all restrictions” said Syed Akbaruddin, India’s Permanent Representation at the UN, after the meeting which UNSC recognised that Article 370 was an internal matter.

After a break, Syed spoke “It’s entirely an internal matter for India, We don’t need international busybodies,” he said in the meeting.

He promised in the meeting that the restrictions in the Indian-controlled part will be eased eventually where the civilians have been under the tough security lockdown and communications blackout.

Syed Akbaruddin also went over to the railing in front of a UN television camera where Pakistani Reporters were present. He politely answered all the tough questions of these reporters and even shook hands with them.

India- Few hours before the UNSC meeting

Just a few hours before the UNSC meeting, the J&K government announced that Kashmir’s communications with the outside world will be restored soon in phases and schools will reopen in the next week.

Well, the Government Offices yesterday functioned normally and even the attendance in many offices were quite high. Subrahmanyam said “There had been no loss of life or major injury since restrictions were imposed on August 5, when Jammu and Kashmir’s special status under Article 370 was revoked and the state bifurcated into two Union Territories. There will be easing of restrictions in the next few days in an orderly way”.