People are questioning necessity for the “sudden ban” without giving them even a week’s time to convert the connections. "The ban came soon after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh concluded his visit to Kashmir which was supposed to help build confidence on the ground ... By doing so New Delhi cannot win our hearts." “The procedure for getting a mobile connection could have been made more stringent than taking this decision in a huff,” said a subscriber Israr Ahmad, who pointed out that his had family six connections, all pre-paid. Full Article at The Hindu