Kashmiris finally pay income tax

In the last 10 years alone, the central Govt spent Rs 43500 crores -roughly the taxpayers in other states paid around Rs435/- But these Indian citizens can't exercise the fundamental rights as Indian citizens if they want to live in Kashmir and can't acquire land in Kashmir, so much for the special status accorded by article 370. Kashmir has its own policy of who would be considered as the "citizens" of the Kashmir state. They don't want people from other parts of India to live in Kashmir but they want their blood money to pay their expenses. so that they can merrily drink the blood of Kashmiri Hindus and Indian soldiers. India is losing at an average, one Soldier a day in the security operations.

The Govt should stop supplying the funds without any accountability to this state and let it stand on its own. We don't know for sure where this money goes considering the social wellfare schemes being announced by the Kashmir Govt and the NGOs functioning in that state. With all the restrictions of the article-370, the state would go bankrupt overnight. So the best solution is to abolish article-370 at once and integrate the state to the mainstream as any other state in our country.

One wonders if RTI (Right to Information act) which is available in India will be applicable to this state. If so, we must ask the Govt, how our tax money was spent in this state.

The article mentions that "Corporate India has largely stayed away from Kashmir through the insurgency. Even apart from the violence, land acquisition has been a key problem. Outsiders cannot own land in the state due to its special status."

News article from hindustantimes:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1866942,000900010002.htm