Narendra Modi will make a controversial visit to Kashmir Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make his first visit to the disputed regi...

 Narendra Modi will make a controversial visit to Kashmir

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make his first visit to the disputed region of Kashmir, which has been dominated by Muslims since its special status was revoked in 2019.

Mr. Modi will deliver a speech in the regional capital Srinagar, two weeks before the announcement of the dates of the general elections in India.

Security has been tightened as the separatists continue to attack

According to reports, the Bharatiya Janata Party will invite thousands of people to participate in the event, which has been heavily guarded.

Rebellion and armed struggle by separatists who want the region to gain independence have caused the death of thousands of people in the region since the 1980s.

Criticizing Article 370 of the Constitution of India, which guarantees the special status of the autonomous region, is a promise made by Mr. Modi's government, which is unlikely to be implemented in 2019.

The Act provides a very effective measure of independence for the state of Jammu and Kashmir, which includes the right to make a state flag, its own parliament, its own constitution and its own laws.

The state is the only Muslim-majority state. And since the abolition of this law, the state's 12 million people have been divided into two regions, under the control of the federal government - Jammu and Kashmir, and the mountainous region of Ladakh.

Thousands of Indian security forces have been deployed ahead of Mr Modi's visit, which has angered local residents and hampered their daily activities, but has also won support from supporters. Mr. Modi.

Schools and colleges in the former state were closed, tourists were ordered to leave, while telephone lines were suspended and the internet was cut off.

The political leaders of the region imprisoned them - in their homes and some were taken to prisons in other parts of India.

Mr. Modi's visit on Thursday will open a chapter on how his BJP party's campaign in the region will be, according to insiders.

India's Supreme Court upheld the repeal of the regional independence act in December, but said the government had promised to restore Jammu-Kashmir's status as a state and to do so quickly.

Before his address to the public, Mr. Modi will visit the Indian Army headquarters in Srinagar.

The presence of the soldiers there is a matter of dispute, where the officers are accused of violating human rights and other forms of torture for ten years.