Indian measures to change the population ratio in Occupied Kashmir

Indian measures to change the population ratio in Occupied Kashmir

This plan of India's 'BJP' government had already come to light in 2014 to take steps to change the population ratio in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir in the same way as Israel had to settle Jewish settlers in the Palestinian territories. The plan to change the population ratio in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir was implemented when the Indian government passed constitutional amendments in the Indian Parliament on August 5, 2019, abolishing the statehood of Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, as requested by the United Nations. He announced the integration of the disputed state into India. Under this plan, the Indian government established special settlements for Hindus in Occupied Kashmir under the security of the Indian Army, bringing people from Indian areas to settle in occupied Jammu and Kashmir. At the same time, thousands of acres of land were taken into government custody in the name of establishing industrial zones in Occupied Kashmir so that the big industrialists of India would set up factories there and work in these factories in large numbers. People should be brought from India and them too To be permanently settled in Occupied Kashmir. Along with this, issuing domiciles to millions of Indians in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the process of giving them the status of local residents was also started. The Indian government on August 5, 2019. Abrogated Article 370 under which the Government of India cannot enact any legislation without the approval of the Assembly of Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and also abrogated Article 35(A) under which no non-state resident can be employed in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Can't, can't buy land. The Government of India, through the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act 2019, established the state of Jammu and Kashmir and the two Union Territories of Ladakh. On 27 October 2020, the Third Reorganization Order. Further legislation was enacted in the form of the Act allowing any citizen of India to purchase land in Jammu and Kashmir after removing the "permanent resident of the state" clause.

A look at the population data in the state of Jammu and Kashmir from the time of British India until now shows that since the occupation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir by India in 1947, there has been a gradual decline in the proportion of the population of Muslims who have a clear majority of the population in the state. There has been a significant decrease. In 1901, the percentage of Muslims was 74.16 percent, in 1911 census it was 75.94 percent, in 1941 it was 75.97 percent which has significantly decreased to 68.31 percent in the last census of 2011. In 1901 census. , the state of Kashmir and Jammu had a population of 2,905,578. Of these, 2,154,695 (74.16%) were Muslims, 689,073 (23.72%) Hindus, 25,828 (0.89%) Sikhs, and 35,047 (1.21%) Buddhists (i.e. 935 (0.032%) others). Hindus were mainly found in Jammu. , where they constituted a little less than 60% of the population. In the 1911 census of the British Indian Empire, the total population of Kashmir and Jammu rose to 3,158,126. Of these, 2,398,320 (75.94%) were Muslims, 696,830 (22.06%) Hindus, 31,658 (1%) were Sikhs, and 36,512 (1.16%) were Buddhists. The last census in British India was conducted in 1941, which included the 1931 assessment. was 75.97 while the Hindu population was 808,000 i.e. 20.48 percent of the total population, the Sikh population was 55,000 i.e. 1.39 percent of the total population. According to the census of March 1, 2001, the total population of Occupied Jammu and Kashmir is 1 crore 69 thousand 917 while in 1981 According to the census, the population was 59 lakh 87 thousand 399. According to the 2011 census details, the population of Jammu and Kashmir is 1.25 crore, which is more than the figure of 1.01 crore in the 2001 census. According to the latest census data, the total population of Jammu and Kashmir is 12,541,302. It is estimated to be one crore 56 lakh in 2023. Religious Census Data of Jammu and Kashmir According to the latest census, Muslims are the majority in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. 68.31% of the population of Jammu and Kashmir are Muslims. 17 out of 22 districts of the Occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir have Muslim majority religion, Hindus are in the majority in 4 districts. The Muslim population in the Occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir is 85.67 lakh out of a total population of 1.25 crores, i.e. 68.31 percent are Muslims. The Christian population in Jammu and Kashmir is 35 thousand which is 0.28 percent of the total population. The Hindu minority in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is 28.44 percent of the total population.

India unilaterally and illegally changed the status of occupied Jammu and Kashmir from a state to a Union Territory through the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act-2019. Through a series of subsequent amendments, in April 2020 India made changes to dozens of local state laws, aimed at bringing about changes in the state's existing population. Indian action is a clear violation of UN resolutions and international law. Understanding the spirit of international law is essential for its actual application. The new domicile laws have allowed non-Kashmiri Hindus to acquire Kashmiri domicile. The Adaptation of State Laws Order 2020 has formulated a new definition of Kashmiri nationality. According to the new norms, anyone "who has resided in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for a period of fifteen years or has studied for a period of seven years and in an educational institution located in the Union Territory I in 10th/12th class exam