J&K Municipal Laws Amended; Demographic Change

New laws, giving power to to the Municipal Committe to levy and collect property tax on the natives of Jammu and Kashmir have been enacted by India.

The law also allows exemptions to certain classes of people.

Before the abrogation of the Kashmiri autonomy, this was not possible. But Government misuse is obvious.

By levying property tax, they are generating revenue DIRECTLY from the disputed LAND.

Moreover, the Capitalist Government may levy property tax on the natives, and exempt Indian Businesses.

As Indian Businesses approach Jammu and Kashmir, market competition will rise, making the Kashmiri earn lesser in his own motherland.

Meanwhile, a KAS (Kashmir Administrative Services) officer has accused the Government of deliberately sidelining Kashmiris, Kashmiri Muslims, precisely, in administrative roles.

Of top 66 Bureaucrats in Muslim-majority J&K, 32 are non-natives of Jammu and Kashmir. Of the 12 sitting judges at the high court, only 2 are Muslims. There is not a single Muslim officer in the Lieutenant Governor's secretariat. 

Locals fear a planned demographic change is about to occur. While very few Kashmiri Muslims oppose the return of the Pandits, most Kashmiris oppose the settlement of Indians in Kashmir.

It definitely is, a tactic of war. Dilute the Kashmiri blood to reduce support of the rebellion. India will have to spend a lot of money to settle Indians in Kashmir safely. It is unlikely that an Indian will take the risk of entering Kashmir permanently when the militancy exists, and it cannot be eradicated as long as he/she doesn't enter.