Originally Posted by Apjace:
Despite trying to track the news yesterday, I don't have sufficient context to judge whether this is an awesome achievement or not, or whether this is a miscalulcated long held wish fulfillment with potentially explosive repercussions. But there are some very worrying aspects to how it was ushered in:
-Strong military force build-up in the state over the last few days
- Widespread Curfew imposed
- All tourists and pilgrims asked to leave the state
-Total communications blackout in the state , with no TV, internet or mobile network
- All key leaders placed under house arrest initially, and later put under full arrest (albeit at a government guesthouse), not sure what are the charges. This included 3 former chief-ministers of the state.
- [1.5] hours of discussion in the parliament on such an issue. (not sure on this, as debate seemed to go on longer, but not more than a day)
Also this-
anti-terror law (guilty until you prove yourself innocent).