Violence In Pak Occupied Jammu & Kashmir Is Driven By Repression, Denial Of Rights || The Gist

How should India read the violence in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) or POJK (Pakistan Occupied Jammu & Kashmir)? An internet and media crackdown imposed by the authorities in Islamabad has curbed the flow of news from the embattled region. Nevertheless, news and videos filtering out through social media show protesting crowds on the streets of Muzaffarabad, armed police and army in the streets, tear gas being fired and people being rushed to hospital. Dinkar Srivastava, India's former deputy consul general in Karachi in the early 1990s, and author of the book Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Control argues that the region's grievances are long-pending and redress appears unlikely given the manner in which Pakistan has ensured it retains the upper hand in POK. "Arrangement built by Islamabad into Pok Constitution give Pakistan an extraordinary leverage over democratic processes," he told SNG on The Gist programme. "In the POK Assembly of the 53 elected seats a solid block of 20 seats are reserved, 12 for (Kashmiri) refugees and eight are reserved for women. Now the refugee seats are not refugees. These are so-called refugees spread all over Pakistan." Nor is there any direct nexus between the elected and the electors because they are dispersed. And so refugee seats are essentially in the control of the party in power in Islamabad. It has had odd results with people from Karachi entering the POK assembly through the refugee seats. The people in the streets want this situation to change but the authorities say it requires a constitutional amendment. Power vests with the centre in Islamabad which has no interest in any change. Locals are also upset over the lack of "regional representation", meaning there are no local political parties. Any change in political colours in Islamabad sees a change in Muzaffarabad. Add to that, water and power produced by the Mangla Dam in the region is sold to Punjab and other provinces at reportedly Rs 15 per unit. The same power is then "exported" to POK at Rs 50 per unit. Apparently this injustice is now being corrected. Tune in for more in this conversation with Dinkar Srivastava, former diplomat and author of the book Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Control. =================================================================== Footage used in the video is also sourced from Reuters under our active subscription (Client No. S-88259) Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @stratnewsglobal   Join StratNews Global's WhatsApp Channel to get the latest updates: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb1W... Join Nitin Gokhale's Strategic Group WhatsApp Channel to get the latest updates from articles on our website and videos on our YouTube Channel: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029... Since many of our well-wishers requested a UPI payment id to contribute and support us, here’s the link, which gives us 100% of what you choose: https://stratnewsglobal.com/support-us/ You can also click and buy a YouTube Super Thanks(the heart icon where you liked this video), which directly supports StratNewsGlobal, with 70% of your chosen amount. Leave your comments, questions, and feedback. Like and share our videos. Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Click on the 🔔icon to get notified of our latest uploads. To get instant updates join our telegram circle - https://t.me/stratnewsglobalbroadcast    / @sng_news   For latest global news and quick, to the point analysis of developments around the globe.    / @stratnewsglobal_tech   For the latest news and developments on space, science & technology.