Article 370: For All The Puffery Over J&K, BJP's Gains Were Short-Lived
3 years, 4 months ago

Article 370: For All The Puffery Over J&K, BJP's Gains Were Short-Lived

The Quint  

A joint demand came up just a couple of days ago from elected leaders of Leh and Kargil for the restoration of full statehood and the original “state subject” domicile rules. Like a sharp spotlight, that joint demand lit up the gleaming slipperiness of whatever the Bharatiya Janata Party thought it gained from changing Jammu & Kashmir’s constitutional status. The party and much of what passes for media had projected joy in Ladakh when those changes were made, on the basis of minor celebrations in Leh. True, the BJP remains by far the first choice of Hindu voters, but only by default, because of the weakness of alternatives and the general acceptance for the basic Hindutva agenda.

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Ladakh to get 95% job quota for locals and one-third reservation for women
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Ladakh to get 95% job quota for locals and one-third reservation for women

India Today  

Ladakh has received a significant proposal from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, offering 95% reservation in government jobs for locals. Thupstan Chhewang, former BJP MP and chairman of the Leh Apex Body, attended the talks and clarified that a separate public service commission for Ladakh would not be feasible due to the lack of a local legislature. FOUR MAJOR …

DC Edit | Focus on J&K statehood, not 370
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1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Five years after Article 370, Jammu sees tectonic shift in mood in as unemployment, corruption remain
3 months, 1 week ago

Five years after Article 370, Jammu sees tectonic shift in mood in as unemployment, corruption remain

Hindustan Times  

From euphoric celebrations on August 5, 2019, when the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government revoked Article 370, Jammu has undergone a tectonic shift in the last five years. ‘Taken for granted’ Sumit Hakhu, 45, a Kashmiri Pandit, says the revocation of the Article 370 choked the oxygen supply to separatists and terrorists in the region and ensured full integration of …

‘Safer Valley’ Or A Vote To Restore Article 370 — What’s Behind Historic Turnout In Kashmir
7 months ago

‘Safer Valley’ Or A Vote To Restore Article 370 — What’s Behind Historic Turnout In Kashmir

ABP News  

Highlights Kashmir is voting in the first major election since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 Baramulla, once a dreaded militancy hub, recorded over 58% voter turnout, reportedly the highest since 1984 The BJP has not fielded any candidate from Kashmir for the Lok Sabha election Srinagar: Kashmir is witnessing historic voter turnouts in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, …

Yearning for change: The Hindu Editorial on Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh going to the polls
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Yearning for change: The Hindu Editorial on Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh going to the polls

The Hindu  

Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, the Union Territories bifurcated from the legacy border State of J&K, are among the few States/UTs where polling is taking place across many phases. The enduring distrust between the Kashmiri polity and New Delhi also explains why the traditional parties in the former have sought to oppose the postponement of the polls in the Anantnag-Rajouri …

Lok Sabha elections | PM Modi says ‘time is not far’ for J&K Statehood, Assembly polls
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha elections | PM Modi says ‘time is not far’ for J&K Statehood, Assembly polls

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi focussed a spotlight on the promise to restore Statehood and hold Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir at a rally for the upcoming Lok Sabha election on April 12, though he did not offer any concrete timeline for the restoration of Statehood. Growing anger His statement comes at a time when Jammu voters, especially in Hindu-majority …

In Kashmir seats, friends turn foes
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

As BJP’s Jugal Kishore Sharma files papers from Jammu seat, party shapes poll narrative around Article 370
8 months, 3 weeks ago

As BJP’s Jugal Kishore Sharma files papers from Jammu seat, party shapes poll narrative around Article 370

The Hindu  

The BJP is shaping its poll narrative around the positive impacts of abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, as its senior leader Jugal Kishore Sharma filed the nomination papers for the Jammu parliamentary constituency on March 30. Highlighting the post-August 5, 2019 development projects in Jammu and Kashmir like “IIT, IIM, 11 medical colleges, Vande Bharat train, four …

Ladakh turns restive over unkept promises
9 months ago

Ladakh turns restive over unkept promises

Hindustan Times  

On February 3, Ladakh saw its biggest-ever demonstration and complete shutdown, over four key demands — statehood, inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, job reservation for locals, and a parliamentary seat each for Leh and Kargil. In 2019, as part of its abolition of Jammu and Kashmir’s special constitutional status, New Delhi granted Union Territory status to Ladakh. …

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

Modi makes rare pre-election Kashmir trip, but struggles to ‘win hearts’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi makes rare pre-election Kashmir trip, but struggles to ‘win hearts’

Al Jazeera  

The Indian leader’s development pitch for the disputed region leaves Kashmiris asking when political grievances will be addressed. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – In his first speech in the main city of Indian-administered Kashmir since scrapping its semi-autonomous status in 2019, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed the move had brought development and prosperity to the region’s residents. The 2019 break …

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | SC's Art. 370 ruling has left key questions unanswered
1 year ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | SC's Art. 370 ruling has left key questions unanswered

Deccan Chronicle  

When the Narendra Modi government soon after its May 2019 victory in the Lok Sabha elections brought a bill in Parliament in August 2019 to do away with Article 370 of the Constitution, which accorded temporary special status to Jammu and Kashmir, at a time when there was no elected government in the state, and Governor’s Rule of December 2018, …

The future of J&K, as imagined by the SC
1 year ago

The future of J&K, as imagined by the SC

Hindustan Times  

Only the most naïve can imagine that courts, even at the highest level, can pronounce verdicts in a vacuum disregarding the larger consequences of their rulings. While the judgment of the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India regarding Article 370 will continue to invite microscopic scrutiny and analysis by legal pundits, the larger message from the learned judges …

Supreme Court verdict on Article 370 abrogation historic, upholds sovereignty and integrity of India, writes PM Modi
1 year ago

Supreme Court verdict on Article 370 abrogation historic, upholds sovereignty and integrity of India, writes PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

On December 11, the Supreme Court delivered a historic judgment on the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35. Yet, I was crystal clear about one thing – that the people of J&K want development and they want to contribute to the development of India based on their strengths and skills. Thus, while serving the people of J&K, we gave primacy …

PM Modi writes: ‘SC verdict on Article 370 has strengthened the spirit of Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’
1 year ago

PM Modi writes: ‘SC verdict on Article 370 has strengthened the spirit of Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’

The Hindu  

On December 11, the honourable Supreme Court of India delivered a historic judgment on the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35. Articles 370 and 35 ensured that the people of Jammu and Kashmir never got the rights and development that the rest of their fellow Indians got. Thus, while serving the people of Jammu and Kashmir, we gave primacy to …

Article 370 Verdict is Historic, Say Modi, Shah
1 year ago

Article 370 Verdict is Historic, Say Modi, Shah

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah Monday hailed as “historic” the Supreme Court order upholding the government’s decision to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, and said it has vindicated the constitutional validity of the Centre’s move and fortified the “very essence of unity”. Shah, who had moved the legislation in Parliament to …

Righting historical wrongs in Jammu and Kashmir
1 year 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 …

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

Letters to the Editor (November 17, 2023)
1 year, 1 month ago

Letters to the Editor (November 17, 2023)

The Hindu  

Bihar caste survey While the results of the Bihar government’s caste survey may have upset the BJP’s Hindutva unity agenda, the fact is that caste is entrenched not only among Hindus but also Muslims and Christians in India. Hence, the article’s conclusion that the administration “has not filled vacancies in the public sector” and that “new jobs remain elusive with …

Unable to give exact date when J&K Statehood would be restored, Centre tells Supreme Court
1 year, 3 months ago

Unable to give exact date when J&K Statehood would be restored, Centre tells Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Centre on Thursday conveyed to the Supreme Court its inability to commit to an exact time period within which the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir would be restored to full Statehood. Chandrachud, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta assured the court that the Union Territory status of Jammu and Kashmir was only a “temporary phenomenon”. Mr. Mehta had on Tuesday …

J&K Not UT Permanently: Centre Tells SC
1 year, 3 months ago

J&K Not UT Permanently: Centre Tells SC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Centre told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the Union Territory status for Jammu and Kashmir was not permanent, and it would make an elaborate statement on the issue on August 31. He read out from the statement Union home minister Amit Shah had made while tabling the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill in 2019 saying J&K's …

Leaders detained as dilution of Article 370 completes four years
1 year, 4 months ago

Leaders detained as dilution of Article 370 completes four years

The Hindu  

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said that she was put under house arrest on Saturday, along with other leaders of her Peoples Democratic Party, while the Srinagar office of the National Conference was sealed, according to a party spokesperson. J&K’s regional parties accused the Lieutenant Governor’s administration of imposing such restrictions on the fourth anniversary of the …

Four Years After Removal of Article 370: Jammu & Kashmir Shining With Modi Govt’s 3D Vision - News18
1 year, 4 months ago

Four Years After Removal of Article 370: Jammu & Kashmir Shining With Modi Govt’s 3D Vision - News18

News 18  

Windows usually open in Jammu and Kashmir to breathtaking views. But the repeal of Article 370 four years ago, coupled with central government measures and the crumbling of Pakistan’s economy, has presented the region with a window which is not just pretty but could prove to be destiny-altering. Separatists and pro-Pakistan elements had weaponised temporary provisions Article 370 and Article …

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 …

Why India’s Ladakh region is now fighting for full statehood
1 year, 10 months ago

Why India’s Ladakh region is now fighting for full statehood

Al Jazeera  

Three years after Ladakh was separated from Indian-administered Kashmir, residents say they want more safeguards for land and livelihoods. We wanted separation of Ladakh from Jammu and Kashmir but we didn’t want it this way,” Ladakhi politician Chering Dorjay told Al Jazeera. ‘Ladakh could become another Tibet’ Sonam Wangchuk was one of the prominent Ladakhis who in 2019 endorsed the …

Kargil Democratic Alliance, Leh group observe bandh seeking Ladakh Statehood
2 years, 1 month ago

Kargil Democratic Alliance, Leh group observe bandh seeking Ladakh Statehood

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 02, 2022 16:28 IST The Kargil Democratic Alliance together with the Leh Apex Body, a collective of several trade unions, tourist bodies, and religious and political groups, observed a Ladakh bandh on November 2 to press for their core demands, including Statehood for the Union Territory, which was carved out of the erstwhile State of Jammu and …

Kashmir cauldron: Cracks in PAGD, fears over demographic realignment and Ghulam Nabi Azad’s game
2 years, 3 months ago

Kashmir cauldron: Cracks in PAGD, fears over demographic realignment and Ghulam Nabi Azad’s game

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 22, 2022 10:30 IST In the Kashmir valley, where the government’s normalcy narrative is at odds with popular murmurs against an iron-fisted bureaucracy and alleged criminalisation of dissent, the widening cracks within the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration have added a new twist amid renewed fears of a “forced realignment” of demography following the Election Commission’s recent …

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 …

Time to ring in the polls in Jammu and Kashmir
2 years, 7 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 …

Two Years After Special Status Repeal, Leh and Kargil Leaders Close Ranks to Demand Statehood for Ladakh
3 years ago

Two Years After Special Status Repeal, Leh and Kargil Leaders Close Ranks to Demand Statehood for Ladakh

News 18  

Predominantly Buddhist region of Leh and Muslim-majority Kargil turned a page when, for the first time, they boycotted work to demand full statehood for Ladakh and guarantees to protect land and jobs for its residents. Shops and business concerns were shut and transport went off the roads as residents in the two regions pressed on the Centre to grant full …

Omar Abdullah Questions Logic Behind Division of erstwhile state of J&K
3 years ago

Omar Abdullah Questions Logic Behind Division of erstwhile state of J&K

India TV News  

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the revocation of Article 370 was in BJP's manifesto but there is no logic behind the withdrawal of statehood and division of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. He also accused the BJP of misleading the country by "false propaganda" to justify its action of August 5, 2019, and said the …

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 …

"People Of The Region Have Been Left At The Mercy Of Administration": Ladakh Residents Move Supreme Court Challenging Abrogation of Article 370
3 years, 4 months ago

"People Of The Region Have Been Left At The Mercy Of Administration": Ladakh Residents Move Supreme Court Challenging Abrogation of Article 370

Live Law  

Two politicians and a journalist from Ladakh have filed an impleadment application before the Supreme Court in the matter pertaining to the constitutional validity of Jammu and Kashmir Act of 2019.The applicants have sought an impleadment in the plea filed by Lok Sabha MP Mohammad Akbar Lone and Justice Hasnain Masoodi.The three applicants Qamar Ali Akhoon, Asgar. Two politicians and …

Change is visible in J&K: L-G Manoj Sinha on 2nd anniversary of abrogation of Article 370 | Exclusive
3 years, 4 months ago

Change is visible in J&K: L-G Manoj Sinha on 2nd anniversary of abrogation of Article 370 | Exclusive

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing the change, said Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in an exclusive conversation with India TV on the second anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. Speaking about transparency in the government's work, Manoj Sinha said there is no other state or UT in the country that can match the level of transparency that is there in …

Restoring governance and normalcy in J&K
3 years, 4 months ago

Restoring governance and normalcy in J&K

Hindustan Times  

In Jammu and Kashmir, on August 5, the second anniversary of the effective abrogation of Article 370, nothing of the kind that separatists were expecting happened. On a recent visit to the Valley, two weeks before the August 5 anniversary, I met a man who was trembling on his numb legs and moving with the help of a stick. “Suddenly …

Opinion: This is What Has Changed in Kashmir Since August 5, 2019
3 years, 4 months ago

Opinion: This is What Has Changed in Kashmir Since August 5, 2019

News 18  

This August 6 marks the second anniversary of the unprecedented constitutional and administrative changes that took place in the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir in the wake of abrogation of Articles 370 & 35A of the Constitution of India. It is important to understand that a tiny elite comprising upper caste Kashmiri Muslims from rich Kashmiri Pandit Brahmin families …

Article 370 & Ladakh: Disillusionment With BJP Govt Makes Leh-Kargil Join Hands
3 years, 4 months ago

Article 370 & Ladakh: Disillusionment With BJP Govt Makes Leh-Kargil Join Hands

The Quint  

The current demand for Union Territory status was initiated in Leh District during the 2002 Jammu & Kashmir state elections. Meanwhile, Kargil rejected the demand outright, intuiting, rather than articulating, that the move spelt greater centralisation of political power. The next milestone was August 5, 2019, when the BJP unilaterally and without consulting the people of the erstwhile state of …

2 years of abrogation of Article 370: 5 big changes in Jammu and Kashmir
3 years, 4 months ago

2 years of abrogation of Article 370: 5 big changes in Jammu and Kashmir

Hindustan Times  

August 5 is the day when Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two Union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in 2019. While political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have vowed to continue their struggle for restoration of statehood, here is a look at big changes which have taken place in these two years: People from outside J&K can …

Mehbooba Mufti says only motive behind Article 370 move seems to loot J&K
3 years, 5 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti says only motive behind Article 370 move seems to loot J&K

Hindustan Times  

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples’ Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti hit out at the Central government on Monday over the economy of the Union territory and the recent dismissal of government employees. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} She said abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that granted special status to the erstwhile state seemed to have been …

Mehbooba Mufti says only motive behind Article 370 move seems to loot J&K
3 years, 5 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti says only motive behind Article 370 move seems to loot J&K

Hindustan Times  

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples’ Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti hit out at the Central government on Monday over the economy of the Union territory and the recent dismissal of government employees. She said abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that granted special status to the erstwhile state seemed to have been carried out to rob …

After Jammu and Kashmir, Centre to hold all-party meet on Ladakh
3 years, 5 months ago

After Jammu and Kashmir, Centre to hold all-party meet on Ladakh

India Today  

After Narendra Modi held a meeting with the political parties from Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre has now taken a similar step with parties from Ladakh. Meanwhile, PM Modi on Thursday chaired an all-party meeting comprising 14 leaders from J&K to discuss the prevailing situation in the Union Territory and its future course of action at his residence in New …

Article 370 can’t be restored till doomsday, says J&K BJP chief
3 years, 5 months ago

Article 370 can’t be restored till doomsday, says J&K BJP chief

India TV News  

Some leaders are still dreaming about the restoration of Article 370 which is "next to impossible", Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina said Saturday, advising political parties to leave the chapter behind and take part in assembly polls whenever they are held. Article 370 cannot be restored till doomsday, says BJP J&K chief "Some leaders are still dreaming about …

Congress seeks new domicile rules, job guarantee for locals in J&K
3 years, 5 months ago

Congress seeks new domicile rules, job guarantee for locals in J&K

The Hindu  

Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who led the party’s delegation at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting on J&K on Thursday, said the party had placed five demands, including restoration of full Statehood, holding early elections, and the return of Kashmiri Pandits, but did not demand the restoration of Article 370 in J&K. …

J&K parties may seek statehood, restoration of Article 370 at meeting with PM Modi
3 years, 6 months ago

J&K parties may seek statehood, restoration of Article 370 at meeting with PM Modi

India Today  

At the meeting with PM Narendra Modi on Thursday, the Gupkar Alliance leaders are likely to demand the restoration of Article 370 and 35A that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir and also statehood of the now bifurcated Union Territories. Similarly, the People's Conference is also going to seek restoration of the pre-August 5 status of Jammu and Kashmir …

Modi Govt’s Decision to Restore Statehood to J&K Could Offer its People Much-needed Release
3 years, 6 months ago

Modi Govt’s Decision to Restore Statehood to J&K Could Offer its People Much-needed Release

News 18  

On August 5, 2019, the Indian government revoked the special status granted to the state of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution. CNN-News 18 broke the news on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be discussing the restoration of J&K’s statehood when he meets mainstream political parties from the region on June 24. Although the People’s …

Jammu and Kashmir sees a 63.93% fall in terror incidents in 2020
3 years, 11 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir sees a 63.93% fall in terror incidents in 2020

Op India  

In what could be seen as a major accomplishment of the Modi government, the number of terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir in the year 2020 decreased by 63.93 per cent as compared to the corresponding period in 2019, the Home Ministry revealed while giving a brief about the Central government’s annual achievements. Orders relating to adaptation of 44 Central …

Forced to Fight for Identity, It's No More About Power, Says Omar as Protest against New Land Laws Intensify
4 years, 1 month ago

Forced to Fight for Identity, It's No More About Power, Says Omar as Protest against New Land Laws Intensify

News 18  

Lashing out at the central government over the prevention of PDP workers from protesting against the changes in land laws, former chief minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah wondered whether the Centre wanted political parties to leave mainstream politics altogether. Do you want us to leave mainstream politics here?” Abdullah asked while reacting to the government’s action of stopping …

Ladakh Buddhists who hailed India’s Kashmir move not so sure now
4 years, 2 months ago

Ladakh Buddhists who hailed India’s Kashmir move not so sure now

Al Jazeera  

A year after India scrapped Kashmir’s special status, anger and apprehensions in Ladakh over their future. Dorge said people in Ladakh fear that New Delhi can change or pass new laws without their approval since “most of the people running the show of the union territory administration are not from Ladakh”. Last year, Kargil protested against the Modi government’s decision …

Six J&K political parties take pledge to restore Article 370; daydreaming, says BJP
4 years, 4 months ago

Six J&K political parties take pledge to restore Article 370; daydreaming, says BJP

Live Mint  

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Saturday said the Kashmir-based politicians are “day-dreaming” for the restoration of Article 370 and Article 35A of the Constitution which is “next to impossible”. The J&K BJP chief made the remarks after various political parties in Kashmir on Saturday unanimously resolved to fight for the restoration of the special status of …

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