Original sentence: The Kashmir Valley was placed under a virtual lockdown with all communication lines cut and political leaders placed under house arrest.The bills revoking the special status under Article 370 and the region's reorganization was debated and passed by the Rajya Sabha – India's upper house of parliament – on August 5 2019 with 125 (67%) votes in its favour and 61 (33%) against it.The constitutional expert Subhash Kashyap, states BBC News, that the revocation was "constitutionally sound" and that "no legal and constitutional fault can be found in it".The constitutional expert opinion is divided on whether the revocation is legally sound
Edited sentence: The Kashmir Valley was placed under a virtual lock down with all communication lines cut and political leaders placed under house arrest.The bills revoking the special status under Article 370 and the region's reorganisation was debated and passed by the Rajya Sabha – India's upper house of parliament – on August 5 2019 with 125 (67%) votes in its favour and 61 (33%) against it