What is not a grievance of a section of Kashmiris who believed that the autonomy conferred by article 370 is not enough?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The special federal status of the State conferred by Article 370 allowed full integration of the State with India.
Option (1) The promise that Accession would be referred to the people of the state ... has not been fulfilled. A grievance (Incorrect). This was the first grievance, and it gave rise to the demand for a plebiscite.
Option (2) The special federal status of the State conferred by Article 370 allowed full integration of the State with India. Not a grievance (Correct). The printed line twists the view of the other side: a section of people outside J&K believed that the special status did not allow full integration and wanted Article 370 revoked. Those who found the autonomy not enough complained that it had been eroded.
Option (3) The special federal status guaranteed by Article 370, had been eroded in practice. A grievance (Incorrect). This second grievance led to the demand for ‘Greater State Autonomy’.
Option (4) Democracy which is practiced in the rest of India has not been similarly institutionalized in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. A grievance (Incorrect). This was the third grievance.
NCERT (2025-26): “External and internal disputes … This special status had provoked two opposite reactions. There is a section of people outside of J&K that believed that the special status of the State conferred by Article 370 did not allow full integration of the State with India. This section felt that Article 370 be revoked and J&K be treated like any other state of India. External and internal disputes … Another section, mostly Kashmiris, believe that the autonomy conferred by Article 370 is not enough. They had at least three major grievances. First, the promise that Accession would be referred to the people of the State after the situation created by tribal invasion was normalised, has not been fulfilled. This generated the demand for a plebiscite. Secondly, there was a feeling that the special federal status guaranteed by Article 370, had been eroded in practice. This had led to the demand for restoration of autonomy or ‘Greater State Autonomy’. Thirdly, it was felt that democracy which is practiced in the rest of India has not been similarly institutionalised in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.” |