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Srinagar/New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) September month in 1989 set the tone for the forced exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley, as it was on September 14, 1989, when first Kashmiri Pandit Tika Lal Taploo, was assassinated by militants at his residence at Habba Kadal in Srinagar.
"These actions, and the utterly undemocratic manner in which they were taken, have caused a deep sense of hurt, humiliation and betrayal in the minds of the people of Jammu and Kashmir," said the Rashtra Manch, whose convenors are Shahid Siddiqui and Sudheendra Kulkarni.
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The nullification of Article 370 has been a long-standing BJP campaign promise. Therefore, the GoI decision can be seen as principled politics. But it is also a complex constitutional question, perhaps the most complex since Kesavananda Bharatis case.