Not a single bullet fired in J-K since abrogation of special status: Satya Pal Malik

Satya Pal Malik, the last governor of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, on Thursday said no untoward incident has happened there ever since the abrogation of provisions of Article 370.

Malik, who was earlier this month sworn-in as the governor of Goa, said he still had a "hangover" of Kashmir.

He was the last governor of the Jammu and Kashmir state, before the Centre withdrew its special status under Article 370 on August 5 and split it into Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

Quoting the song 'Ke aaj hum apni duaon ke asar dekhenge' from the Meena Kumari classic "Pakeezah", he said the last line was relevant for him when he was in Kashmir.

"'Aaj ki raat bachenge to sehar dekhenge'. There were so many dangers... After I reached, panchayat elections were held there after a gap of 17 years. All the parties boycotted, Hurriyat boycotted, terrorists threatened that we'll kill all the candidates.

"You'll be happy to know that 4,000 people were chosen and there was no casualty, not even of a bird. This was an extraordinary event in the history of Kashmir."
"And today after the abrogation of Article 370, the Indian forces have not fired even a single bullet... A day after its removal, a boy even said to me 'Let me take you to Laal Chowk to have tea'."
"There was a difference due to the narrative. I publicly offered the youth to leave these weapons and come to my house, have food and convince me how 250 men with arms can defeat a superpower like India and take something away."
"It is because of the people's attitudes today that there's not a single casualty over there."