Photographs by Atul Loke. Written by Jeffrey Gettleman. For nearly two months, the flash-point region of Kashmir has been locked down. The Indian government has flooded it with troops. The internet has been cut off.

Dhankar used to say that we will have to bring daughters-in-law from Bihar. Haryana is infamous for its abysmal sex ratio and concerns about the killing of girl children. He credited the Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao program for this change and said this was a better way to deal with the problem than looking to bring women from other states. While many have harshly criticised the CM, others claimed his statement was taken out of context and that he was referring to a popular joke to make an important point about how the state had improved its sex ratio and why it is important to maintain a balanced sex ratio. Kashmiri women are not your cattle Mr Khattar.

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