The abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution while at one hand has rekindled the hopes of residents of border villages that it will boost development, it has also left them worried as Pakistan may resort to cross-border shelling to vent its frustration after it downgraded the diplomatic ties with India on Wednesday.
Residents of Suchetgarh and Gobindpura villages in Jammu told India Today that they have witnessed movement of additional forces deployed along the Indo-Pak border by Pakistan on Tuesday.
“We cannot trust Pakistan, it usually resorts to firing. We are happy that abrogation of Article 370 has been done,” Gurdev Singh, a resident of Gobindpura, said.
Another local resident Sudesh kumar, is hopeful that the reorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir will bring down the number of ceasefire violations.
Jogendra of Govindpura is also happy that Article 370 has been abrogated
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