Indian Kashmir government collapses
The government of the Indian-administered province of Jammu and Kashmir has collapsed.
Ghulam Nabi Azad, the chief minister, resigned on Monday** after weeks of protests over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine trust. Thousands of Muslims in the province protested against the move, which they called an effort to alter the region’s demographics.**
On July 1, the government revoked the land-transfer order, which defused tensions in predominantly Muslim Kashmir’s capital Srinagar but led to more violent protests in Jammu, a Hindu-majority area.
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At least six people were killed and hundreds wounded in the protests.
The withdrawal of support from an alliance partner also played a role.