Restrictions in Kashmir to be lifted in next few days: Centre to SC
Security personnel stands guard along a street during a lockdown in Srinagar on August 15, 2019, as the country celebrates its 73rd Independence Day, which marks the end of British colonial rule. Photo: AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
The Centre today told the Supreme Court that the restrictions imposed in the Kashmir Valley will be lifted in the next few days, adding that the security agencies must be trusted as the ground situation is being reviewed daily.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the apex court that the "security agencies are taking daily stock of the situation". "We know the ground reality."
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi observed that there has been some improvement in the situation.
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