Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

Labor remains concerned about the situation in Kashmir. We continue to call for the final status of Jammu and Kashmir to be settled by peaceful means. We note that, following the Indian government's revocation on 5 August 2019 of articles 35A and 370 of the Indian constitution, which conferred special protected status on the state of Jammu and Kashmir, internet services in the Kashmir valley remain blocked. We urge the full restoration of communications in the Kashmir valley, and we support the UN Secretary-General's call for the situation to be resolved through dialogue and respect for human rights and the people of Kashmir.