Check Sanzipora’s Fight for Roads, Water, Jobs After Article 370 Abrogation
The residents of the remote village of Check Sanzipora told Outlook that their struggles have worsened since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. The villagers spoke about the lack of essential services such as roads, clean water, or electricity. Employment opportunities have also diminished, they complained.
The women of Check Sanzipora, which falls under the Langate constituency, are particularly affected. They lack access to Anganwadi centres and maternity facilities. Many live in constant fear for their safety during childbirth, as the nearest maternity centres are far away.
Forty-year-old Khursheeda Begum, an independent candidate from Langate, faces a tough challenge going up against Engineer Rashid’s brother, Khursheed Ahmad Sheikh. Despite the odds, Khursheeda is determined to improve the lives in her constituency.
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The women of Check Sanzipora, which falls under the Langate constituency, are particularly affected. They lack access to Anganwadi centres and maternity facilities. Many live in constant fear for their safety during childbirth, as the nearest maternity centres are far away.
Forty-year-old Khursheeda Begum, an independent candidate from Langate, faces a tough challenge going up against Engineer Rashid’s brother, Khursheed Ahmad Sheikh. Despite the odds, Khursheeda is determined to improve the lives in her constituency.
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00:00No, we don't have a store here. We don't have a hospital here.
00:29We don't have facilities for anything here.
00:32We don't even know what happens in the Anganwadi centre.
00:36There are only 2 teachers there. What will they teach us?
00:43If someone has a delivery case, they can take them on their shoulders.
00:47If someone dies on the way, what's the point?
00:51We appealed to the police many times, but no one listened to us.
00:58There are very poor people here.
01:00We don't have an Anganwadi centre.
01:02We don't have a sewing centre.
01:04We do have a sewing centre, but we don't have electricity.
01:08The biggest problem is that we don't have power.
01:11We don't have power for 3 months.
01:13When it snows, the pillars fall.
01:15It's very difficult for us to get electricity.
01:17We have to go down the road and get it.
01:19Our electricity bill here is Rs. 1000.
01:23Imagine if we lived in the city, we would have to pay Rs. 1000 for electricity.
01:27We don't have a boiler or a pressure cooker.
01:29We don't have anything that can give us power.
01:31Our electricity bill is Rs. 1000.
01:33If you come here and ask us if there's anything here,
01:37we'll tell you that we're helpless.
01:39But no one can understand our helplessness.
01:41Everyone comes here.
01:43Earlier, the engineer came here.
01:45He came here last night.
01:47He didn't say anything either.
01:49He said, we know your problem.
01:51You don't have electricity or water.
01:53We tell him this and everyone leaves.
01:55No one can solve our problem.
02:09In 1973, we had a problem.
02:13The Indian government ended it.
02:17In 1970, we had a lot of money.
02:21We could have got a job here.
02:25But now we have to compete with the Indian government.
02:29We have to compete with the Indian people.
02:33If there are 10 people here,
02:37one or two of them will get a job here.
02:43We don't have any benefits here.
02:51We have to compete with the Indian government.
03:01I was sitting in a rented room in Srinagar.
03:03I'm poor myself.
03:05I was sitting in a rented room.
03:07I was going to work.
03:09I used to sweep the floor for my children.
03:11A girl was coming from there.
03:13She didn't have arms.
03:15She asked for someone's right hand.
03:17Someone pushed her.
03:19She fell down.
03:21I picked her up.
03:23I started crying.
03:25I went back to work.
03:27Since then, I have been happy.
03:29I was sad.
03:31I thought, God knows,
03:33this will happen to everyone.
03:35People say,
03:37Kashmiris and Gujaratis are the same.
03:39They are humans.
03:41But why did I say this?
03:43I was worried.
03:45Then I came back.
03:47I will fight in the elections.
03:49I will go home.
03:51I will see who is in which position.
03:53I didn't take off my mask.
03:55I didn't want to show my face.
03:57That's why I thought
03:59I will go home.
04:01I will see my sisters.
04:03Someone is like my mother.
04:05Someone is like my sister.
04:07Someone is like my brother.
04:09I will go home.
04:11I will see.
04:13Then I came back.
04:15I took out a loan.
04:17I took out a loan of 10 lakhs.
04:19No one gave me anything.