a tool for exploitation by political

Article 370, incorporated into the Indian Constitution in 1949, became a tool for exploitation by political leaders at both the central and regional levels. Regional politicians misused the autonomy granted by this article for misgovernance, corruption, and autocratic rule, while the central government often turned a blind eye to these wrongdoings. This misuse led to Pakistan-supported terrorism, trapping the Valley in a state of unrest for decades Draconian laws like the Public Safety Law of 1978, which denied fundamental rights to common Kashmiris, further amplified the state’s misgovernance and corruption under its autocratic leadership. The ruling class blatantly usurped central funds for personal gains. The blatant misuse of state funds and a culture of favouritism and nepotism made the erstwhile J&K India’s second-most corrupt state in 2005. The fake arms licenses scam (2012-2016), which impacted six other states in India, became a national security threat and revealed a deep and unhealthy nexus between the state’s police, bureaucracy and its criminals. สล็อต