Bill to split Kashmir in parliament as region remains on lockdown
5 years, 5 months ago

Bill to split Kashmir in parliament as region remains on lockdown

Al Jazeera  

India’s BJP government brings bill to carve two ‘union territories’ out of Muslim-majority state, which is under curfew. Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill in the Lok Sabha – India’s lower house of parliament – on Tuesday to bifurcate the state into two “union territories”. “Air tickets are being treated as passes, but only if you are coming from the airport.” A backlash was imminent as many in the region saw India’s action as a breach of trust, said Shah Faesal, the leader of the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement political party. “People are taking it as an act of humiliation.” Security forces fired tear gas and pellets in response to sporadic protests on Monday in Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar, said one police official who declined to be identified. “What Jammu and Kashmir has been witnessing over the last few days – the additional deployment of thousands of security forces, a blanket blockade of telephone and internet services, restrictions on peaceful assembly – has already pushed the people to the edge,” said Aakar Patel, head of rights group Amnesty International India.

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Jammu and Kashmir joins nation in celebrating Constitution Day after 74 years
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jammu and Kashmir joins nation in celebrating Constitution Day after 74 years

India Today  

For the first time in 74 years, the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir officially joined the rest of the nation in celebrating Constitution Day on November 26, marking a historic milestone in the region’s political and cultural landscape. A NEW CHAPTER IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR'S HISTORY The observance of Constitution Day holds profound significance for Jammu and Kashmir. Schools, …

‘People have found their voice’: Omar Abdullah on passage of Article 370 resolution
2 months ago

‘People have found their voice’: Omar Abdullah on passage of Article 370 resolution

Hindustan Times  

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said people of the Union Territory have ‘found their voice’ after the passage of the resolution on Article 370, a legislation that gave special status to the former state and was scrapped in August 2019. Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah speaks during the J&K Assembly session, in Srinagar, …

DC Edit | Focus on J&K statehood, not 370
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2 months ago

DC Edit | Focus on J&K statehood, not 370

Deccan Chronicle  

The resolution passed by Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Wednesday seeking special status for the Union territory and the one moved in the house on Thursday calling for the restoration of Article 370 and Article 35A of the Constitution reflect political expediency and oneupmanship by the parties and does not exactly contribute to the genuine demand for the restoration of …

Jammu and Kashmir legislature passes resolution asking India to restore its special status
2 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir legislature passes resolution asking India to restore its special status

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jammu and Kashmir’s regional legislature …

Jammu and Kashmir votes in regional elections first time in a decade after losing special status in 2019
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jammu and Kashmir votes in regional elections first time in a decade after losing special status in 2019

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The three-phased election for choosing a local government …

India to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years
4 months, 3 weeks ago

India to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years

LA Times  

India has announced three-phased assembly elections in disputed Kashmir, the first in a decade and in a new political environment after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 stripped the Muslim-majority region of its semi-autonomy and downgraded it to a federally controlled territory. Mohit Bhan, a spokesman for Kashmir’s People’s Democratic Party, said Friday’s announcement was “too little, too late.” …

India to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years
4 months, 3 weeks ago

India to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — India on Friday announced three-phased assembly elections in disputed Kashmir, the first in a decade and in a new political environment after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 stripped the Muslim-majority region of its semi-autonomy and downgraded it to a federally controlled territory. Mohit Bhan, a spokesman for Kashmir’s People’s Democratic Party, said the announcement was …

5 Years Since Abrogation of Article 370, J&K's Rising Rs 1.12 Lakh Crore Debt
5 months ago

5 Years Since Abrogation of Article 370, J&K's Rising Rs 1.12 Lakh Crore Debt

The Quint  

Nestled in the northern reaches of India, the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has long been a region of scenic beauty and strategic significance. However, behind its picturesque landscapes lies a fiscal narrative marked by escalating debt and burgeoning liabilities. Over the past decade, the economic landscape of J&K has transformed dramatically, with its debt burden swelling to unprecedented …

In Kashmir seats, friends turn foes
9 months ago

In Kashmir seats, friends turn foes

Hindustan Times  

The three Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir Valley have put the INDIA bloc in a fix. The glue that held the multi-party Gupkar alliance was Article 370, but, clearly, both parties have privileged their electoral goals over the bigger idea of Kashmiri sub-nationalism, embedded in the demand to restore Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. The consensus built around Article 370 …

Art 370 abrogation emerges as main poll plank in J&K
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Art 370 abrogation emerges as main poll plank in J&K

New Indian Express  

SRINAGAR: The Lok Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir would be fought on Article 370 with both the BJP and opposition parties to focus their poll campaigning in the Union Territory on the Article 370, which granted special status to the region. It is the first parliamentary polls to be held in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Articles …

India’s Modi visits Kashmir: How has the region changed since 2019?
10 months ago

India’s Modi visits Kashmir: How has the region changed since 2019?

Al Jazeera  

Here’s a look at Narendra Modi’s government policies and how they have affected Kashmir since the region’s semi-autonomous status was taken away. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made his first visit to Kashmir since his government’s controversial 2019 decision to scrap the region’s special semi-autonomous status. Here’s a look at key changes brought to Kashmir by Modi’s government …

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die
11 months ago

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die

The Hindu  

February 10, 2024 10:54 am | Updated 06:49 pm IST Lok Sabha on Saturday took up a discussion on the construction of Ram Temple and the consecration ceremony held in Ayodhya on January 22. Meanwhile, Rajya Sabha took up a discussion on the ‘White Paper’ on the economy which ended with Finance Minister’s statement. The BJP issued a whip to …

Parliament Passes Key Bills Proposing To Extend Women's Reservation To Puducherry, Jammu And Kashmir Assemblies
1 year ago

Parliament Passes Key Bills Proposing To Extend Women's Reservation To Puducherry, Jammu And Kashmir Assemblies

Live Law  

Amid outrage by the opposition over the December 13 Lok Sabha breach, the Rajya Sabha on Monday passed two key bills extending women's quote to Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir assemblies.The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023 and the Government of Union Territories Bill, 2023 secured passage in the Indian parliament's upper house. Amid outrage by the opposition over the …

Govt Plans To Table Bills In Parliament For 33% Women's Quota In J&K, Puducherry
1 year ago

Govt Plans To Table Bills In Parliament For 33% Women's Quota In J&K, Puducherry

ABP News  

Parliament Winter Session: The government is planning to introduce two bills in Parliament on Tuesday for reservation of 33 per cent seats for women in the assemblies of Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry, news agency PTI reported, citing sources. In September, the Parliament passed the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam to provide reservation of one-third of seats for …

From the India Today archives (2019) | The Modi government's road to 'Naya Kashmir'
1 year ago

From the India Today archives (2019) | The Modi government's road to 'Naya Kashmir'

India Today  

The sprawling Dal Lake, surrounded by emerald green mountains, is both the heart and the soul of Kashmir. He and other key officials in the state regard all these factors as clear indicators that the Modi government’s epochal decision to end J&K special status is proceeding according to plan. For mainstream parties such as the National Conference and the Peoples …

India’s Supreme Court upholds government’s decision to remove disputed Kashmir’s special status
1 year ago

India’s Supreme Court upholds government’s decision to remove disputed Kashmir’s special status

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — India’s top court on Monday upheld a 2019 decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to strip disputed Jammu and Kashmir’s special status as a semi-autonomous region with a separate constitution and inherited protections on land and jobs. The 2019 move resonated in much of India, where the Modi government was cheered by supporters for fulfilling a …

Parliament passes J-K reservation and reorganisation amendment bills: Know all about them
1 year ago

Parliament passes J-K reservation and reorganisation amendment bills: Know all about them

India TV News  

Parliament Winter Session: Amid the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Bill, 2023, and Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023 unanimously with a voice vote. Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Bill, 2023 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023 aimed at providing "rights to those who faced injustice" and were …

Abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir is constitutionally valid, says SC | Full text
1 year ago

Abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir is constitutionally valid, says SC | Full text

India TV News  

A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud on Monday upheld the Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370, which bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. Writing the judgement for himself and Justices Gavai and Surya Kant, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said Article 370 of the Constitution was …

Righting historical wrongs in Jammu and Kashmir
1 year, 1 month ago

Righting historical wrongs in Jammu and Kashmir

Firstpost  

The two J&K bills, recently passed by the Lok Sabha, not only reflect a commitment to inclusivity and justice but also represent a broader strategy to integrate Jammu and Kashmir more fully with the rest of India Throughout history, philosophers and scholars have recognised the importance of acknowledging and rectifying historical injustices. The recent passage of the Jammu and Kashmir …

Political leaders welcome move to reserve two assembly seats for Kashmiri migrant community
1 year, 1 month ago

Political leaders welcome move to reserve two assembly seats for Kashmiri migrant community

The Hindu  

Political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the government to reserve two seats in the assembly for the Kashmiri migrant community and said this will empower it politically. The Lok Sabha has passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, which seeks to nominate two members from the Kashmiri migrant community and one representing the displaced …

114 seats, migrant quota cleared for J&K Assembly
1 year, 1 month ago

114 seats, migrant quota cleared for J&K Assembly

The Hindu  

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Bill, 2023, the former legislation seeking to reserve seats for “Kashmiri migrants, people displaced from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Scheduled Tribes” in the yet-to-be constituted 114-seat J&K Assembly. Mr. Shah said former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru made “historical blunders” by taking the …

Parliament Winter Session: Lok Sabha passes Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill
1 year, 1 month ago

Parliament Winter Session: Lok Sabha passes Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill

India TV News  

Parliament Winter Session 2023: Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the two bills on Jammu and Kashmir moved for approval in the Lok Sabha pertain to providing rights to those who faced injustice and were insulted and ignored.Replying to the debate on the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Bill, 2023 and Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023, the Home …

How can a country have two PMs, two constitutions and two flags? Amit Shah on J&K reservation bills in Lok Sabha
1 year, 1 month ago

How can a country have two PMs, two constitutions and two flags? Amit Shah on J&K reservation bills in Lok Sabha

Firstpost  

Shah on Tuesday moved the bills to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act 2004 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019 during the Parliament’s winter session Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that a country cannot have two prime ministers, two flags and two constitutions while discussing the Jammu and Reservation bills in the Lok Sabha. …

Supreme Court hearing on Article 370 abrogation | Day 13
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme Court hearing on Article 370 abrogation | Day 13

The Hindu  

The Union Government on Thursday apprised the Supreme Court that it cannot give an exact timeline for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood but it is ready to conduct elections. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that the inability to give an exact timeframe for the conduct of elections is due to the repeated law and order disturbances in the …

Supreme Court hearing on Article 370 abrogation | Day 12
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme Court hearing on Article 370 abrogation | Day 12

The Hindu  

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta apprised the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the Union government will restore the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir however Ladakh will continue to remain a Union Territory. But without putting you in a bind, you and the Attorney General may seek instructions on the highest level - is there a time frame in view?’, CJI Chandrachud …

Supreme Court hearing on Article 370 abrogation | Day 6
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme Court hearing on Article 370 abrogation | Day 6

The Hindu  

Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan on August 16 apprised the Supreme Court that the internal sovereignty of Jammu and Kashmir was not revoked with the signing of the Instrument of Accession in 1947. Notably, senior advocate Dushyant Dave submitted before the Constitution Bench that Article 370 of the Constitution is a ‘temporary provision’ not due to the efflux of time but …

Amit Shah Thanks PM For Bold Move on Abrogation of Article 370 on its 4th Anniversary
1 year, 5 months ago

Amit Shah Thanks PM For Bold Move on Abrogation of Article 370 on its 4th Anniversary

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday remembered the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution and introduction of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 in the Parliament on August 5, 2019. Shah, who is on a two-day visit to the state to inaugurate two National Highway projects and review the Leftwing Extremism situation in the state, …

India top court hears petitions challenging Kashmir special status removal
1 year, 5 months ago

India top court hears petitions challenging Kashmir special status removal

Al Jazeera  

The Supreme Court begins hearing petitions challenging the constitutionality of the scrapping of Article 370 of India’s constitution that guaranteed semi-autonomy to the disputed region. India’s top court has begun hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the legislation passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 that stripped disputed Indian-administered Kashmir’s semi-autonomy. The five-judge constitutional bench …

Parliament Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha passes Bill to curb film piracy, revamp age-based certification
1 year, 5 months ago

Parliament Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha passes Bill to curb film piracy, revamp age-based certification

India TV News  

Parliament Monsoon Session: The function of the Monsoon session of Parliament was hit by disruptions over the Manipur violence issue since it began on July 20. Parliament may see more turbulences with the government likely to introduce a bill in the Lok Sabha to replace the Delhi services ordinance. Meanwhile, the government listed the Government of National Capital Territory of …

Abrogation of Article 370 led to unprecedented era of peace, prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir, Centre tells Supreme Court
1 year, 5 months ago

Abrogation of Article 370 led to unprecedented era of peace, prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir, Centre tells Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Centre on July 10 filed a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court claiming that Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing an “unprecedented era of peace, progress and prosperity” after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. The affidavit has been filed a day before a Constitution Bench is scheduled to hear a series of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article …

Jammu and Kashmir Completes 5-year Central Rule; Political Parties Raise Chorus for Early Polls
1 year, 6 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir Completes 5-year Central Rule; Political Parties Raise Chorus for Early Polls

News 18  

Jammu and Kashmir on Monday completed five years without an elected government, prompting a scathing attack from the mainstream National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party over the delay in restoration of democracy in the Union Territory. On August 5, 2019, the Centre revoked Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and bifurcated the state into two Union …

Home Minister Amit Shah Reviews Security Situation in Jammu and Kashmir
1 year, 8 months ago

Home Minister Amit Shah Reviews Security Situation in Jammu and Kashmir

News 18  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, including the Line of Control and International Border, sources said. Shah was given a detailed presentation on the prevailing law-and-order situation in Jammu and Kashmir by security officials of the central government and the union territory administration. National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Jammu and Kashmir …

Book Review: ‘A Dismantled State: The Untold Story of Kashmir After Article 370’ by Anuradha Bhasin
1 year, 11 months ago

Book Review: ‘A Dismantled State: The Untold Story of Kashmir After Article 370’ by Anuradha Bhasin

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 09, 2023 10:25 IST Anuradha Bhasin’s A Dismantled State is a powerful rebuttal of the Central government’s normalcy narrative in Kashmir that is peddled on television and social media while ignoring, and in many instances legitimising, the brick-by-brick removal of basic civil liberties of Kashmiris. A Dismantled State: The Untold Story of Kashmir After Article 370 By …

A dangerous drift in Kashmir
2 years, 4 months ago

A dangerous drift in Kashmir

The Hindu  

The policies and political projects being pursued by the BJP-led central government in Jammu and Kashmir post-August 5, 2019 — when the erstwhile State’s seven decades-long special constitutional position came to an end — have put unarmed and innocent civilians in the crosshairs of armed militants in Kashmir like never before. For many in the BJP, a cosmopolitan Kashmir may …

2019: Special status of Jammu and Kashmir revoked
2 years, 4 months ago

2019: Special status of Jammu and Kashmir revoked

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2022 06:00 IST Before the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was abrogated by a vote in Parliament on August 5, 2019, the Kashmir Valley saw a massive build-up of troops, and the administration asked non-locals, including Amarnath pilgrims, tourists, and students, to leave. The Centre’s move, for long a project of the BJP and the …

Fewer law and order troubles after August 5, 2019: J&K police
2 years, 5 months ago

Fewer law and order troubles after August 5, 2019: J&K police

The Hindu  

Departing from the relatively muted response to the August 5 anniversary of the revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir over the last two years, several Union Ministers took to Twitter to mark the third year of the event on Friday. “The official Twitter handle of Kashmir Police also joined the bandwagon by posting a message on “Security …

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to miss presidential polls for second time in history
2 years, 6 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to miss presidential polls for second time in history

The Hindu  

As India elects its next President on July 18, the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will not be a part of the exercise for the second time in the history of the election to the top constitutional post. “The elected members of a dissolved Legislative Assembly of a State are no longer members of the …

Pak 'live example' of how a state continues to evade accountability for genocide, ethnic cleansing: India
2 years, 7 months ago

Pak 'live example' of how a state continues to evade accountability for genocide, ethnic cleansing: India

India TV News  

Highlights India slammed Pak as it raised the issue of J&K in UNSC India said Pak evades accountability for serious crimes of genocide, ethnic cleansing New Delhi asserted that it will take firm and decisive steps to respond to cross-border terrorism India has slammed Pakistan as it raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in the UN Security Council, with …

Delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir: Divide to rule?
2 years, 7 months ago

Delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir: Divide to rule?

The Hindu  

T he Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission’s report, which recommended the creation of six additional Assembly segments for Jammu and only one for Kashmir, threatens to deepen the long-standing fault lines between New Delhi and mainstream political players in the erstwhile Himalayan State. Since the inception of the Delimitation Commission in March 2020, there have been deep-rooted apprehensions among Kashmir’s …

India redrawing Kashmir assembly seats to ‘disempower Muslims’?
2 years, 7 months ago

India redrawing Kashmir assembly seats to ‘disempower Muslims’?

Al Jazeera  

Politicians and experts say the delimitation of constituencies will make the Muslim vote ‘irrelevant’ in India’s only Muslim-majority region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has released a list of redrawn electoral constituencies in Indian-administered Kashmir, giving greater representation to the Muslim-majority region’s Hindu areas and drawing condemnation from political parties in the valley. The state assembly in Indian-administered Kashmir had …

Delimitation Commission signs final order for Jammu and Kashmir
2 years, 8 months ago

Delimitation Commission signs final order for Jammu and Kashmir

Firstpost  

On Independence Day in 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said elections would be held in Jammu and Kashmir after the delimitation process in the Union Territory was over Srinagar: Delimitation Commission for Jammu and Kashmir has signed the final order for restructuring of assembly seats in the Union Territory. The bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into union territories namely …

Time to ring in the polls in Jammu and Kashmir
2 years, 8 months ago

Time to ring in the polls in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

It’s what Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not say during his visit to Palli village in Jammu this week that was more important than what he did in a nearly 40-minute-long address to the public gathering. But the constitutional change effected in August 2019 was very much on his mind, as he used Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir and “ghati” in …

Jammu & Kashmir: The hidden agenda behind the delimitation exercise
2 years, 9 months ago

Jammu & Kashmir: The hidden agenda behind the delimitation exercise

The Hindu  

THE Delimitation Commission, which had been tasked with redrawing the Assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, published its proposals on March 14 in the Gazette of India and the Gazette of Jammu and Kashmir. A notification issued by the commission reads: “Any objection/suggestions in regard to these proposals should reach the secretary, Delimitation Commission, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, …

J&K Polls After Delimitation Exercise, Statehood To Be Restored Post Elections: Amit Shah
2 years, 9 months ago

J&K Polls After Delimitation Exercise, Statehood To Be Restored Post Elections: Amit Shah

ABP News  

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held immediately after the delimitation exercise and after consultation with political parties. While responding to concerns raised by the members on Kashmir during the discussion on the Delhi Municipal Corporation Bill, Shah in the Lok Sabha said, “We have no interest in …

Delimitation Commission: Draft report proposes massive changes in Kashmir division
2 years, 11 months ago

Delimitation Commission: Draft report proposes massive changes in Kashmir division

India Today  

The Delimitation Commission has proposed an overhaul of assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir in its draft report which has been handed over to five associate members from the Union Territory for their suggestions, officials said on Saturday. The voluminous report has proposed redrawing of the Anantnag Parliamentary seat by including Rajouri and Poonch from the Jammu …

Anxiety in Kashmir as India panel proposes to redraw election map
3 years ago

Anxiety in Kashmir as India panel proposes to redraw election map

Al Jazeera  

Controversial proposal to raise assembly seats in Jammu causes anger among Muslims, who form the majority in the disputed region. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – A controversial proposal to redraw the electoral map of Indian-administered Kashmir has caused anxiety and anger among the region’s Muslims, who say the move is aimed at “disempowering” them. On December 20, the panel told its …

Delimitation an Opportunity to Bring Jammu on a Par with Kashmir
3 years ago

Delimitation an Opportunity to Bring Jammu on a Par with Kashmir

News 18  

The delimitation of constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir has taken the centre stage in the ongoing political discourse over the Union Territory ever since the scrapping of Article 370 on August 5, 2019. Notably, PAGD comprises five mainstream political parties — National Conference, People’s Democratic Party, Communist Party of India or CPM, Awami National Conference and Jammu and Kashmir People’s …

How delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir is an opportunity to pave the way for equitable future
3 years ago

How delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir is an opportunity to pave the way for equitable future

Firstpost  

The increase in seats for the Jammu region is a welcome step but history tells us that hegemony of Kashmir over Jammu may persist till the time Jammu is not politically on par with Kashmir The delimitation of constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir has taken the centre stage in the ongoing political discourse over the Union Territory ever since the …

Delimitation Commission proposes six more assembly seats for Jammu, one for Kashmir: What the panel is, why it was formed
3 years ago

Delimitation Commission proposes six more assembly seats for Jammu, one for Kashmir: What the panel is, why it was formed

Firstpost  

Editor’s Note: The article was first published on 6 July, 2021 The Delimitation Commission tasked with redrawing assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir has proposed increasing assembly seats in Jammu region by six to 43 and in Kashmir region from 46 to 47. The delimitation commission is headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra Sharma and …

1990 or 2021, Hindus Remain Soft Targets in Kashmir
3 years, 2 months ago

1990 or 2021, Hindus Remain Soft Targets in Kashmir

The Quint  

The fresh spate of killings of the minorities in Kashmir has ruptured the semblance of peace and vitiated the overall environment. It also exhibits that the government of India’s invalidation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution doesn’t automatically translate into neutralisation of Islamist terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. The ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, has widely publicised a …

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