The communication blackout is the most dehumanising part of the Modi governments covert operation to revoke J&Ks special status.
The opposition cant hope to reverse the current political scenario without a leader who can match Narendra Modis dominance in making day-to-day decisions.
Ladhakh will be a union territory without a legislature. Jammu and Kashmir will be a union territory with a legislature, according to the Modi government.
BJP has opposed both Article 370 and Article 35A.
Home minister Amit Shah spoke in the Rajya Sabha on Article 370 after an hour-long Cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
The BJP wants to scrap this constitutional provision but political parties have warned against it.
The crucial Article 35A hearing could come up on any date from 26 February to 28 February.
Officials privy to the development said this was the first major crackdown on the Jamaat-e-Islami.