J-K students in Delhi fear for families' safety in Valley, term abolition of Art 370 'dictatorial'

Kashmiri students in the national capital on Monday termed the Centre's move of revoking Article 370 as "dictatorial" and expressed concern about the safety of their family members back home.

Former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) member Shehla Rashid, who has been vocal against the scrapping of Article 370, said they will approach the Supreme Court in the matter.

Rashid is a member of former IAS officer Shah Faesal's political outfit Jammu and Kashmir Peoples' Movement (JKPM).

"We will challenge the order passed today in the Supreme Court. The move to replace "Government" by "Governor" and Constituent Assembly by "Legislative Assembly" is a fraud upon the Constitution. Appeal to progressive forces for solidarity. Protests today in Delhi and Bangalore," she tweeted.

Rashid also claimed that the data speed of mobile phone numbers of Kashmiris has been
JNUSU general secretary Aejaz Ahmed Rather said, "It is unconstitutional and dictatorship is being perpetrated from the floor of Parliament. Nothing is left for us. I had spoken to my family on Sunday night and they said, 'Please come and see us once. We do not know how much more time we have'. With everything being shut there, we are not even able to contact our families."
Mudassar, a former student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) who belongs to Anantnag, said, "There is uncertainty among us. We do not know how are families coping with this since all forms of communication have been shut down. Last night, I spoke to my family and they wanted me to come back and meet them. I had booked my tickets for Monday but with this situation I had to cancel my tickets. I fear for safety of my loved ones back home."
"They have been instructed not to interact with strangers or mediapersons. They are fearful and are not even venturing out of the campus. They are saying, 'When our leaders are not safe in Kashmir, how can our families be safe there?"
Another JMI student questioned the move and asked why was there a panic situation created?