Will not accept Delhi-like statehood for J&K: Altaf Bukhari
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Will not accept Delhi-like statehood for J&K: Altaf Bukhari

Hindustan Times  

After failing to open its account in the Lok Sabha polls, Apni Party said a statehood model akin to Delhi will not be acceptable for Jammu and Kashmir. Apni Party chief Altaf Bukhari Party president Altaf Bukhari, the first local politician to open dialogue with the Centre post the abrogation of Article 370, said in a perceived attempt to reach out to the public said it was essential to restore statehood even before conducting assembly elections in order to safeguard the rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Chairing the first party meeting since the Lok Sabha polls debacle in Srinagar, Bukhari said, “The statehood for Jammu and Kashmir must be the same as it was before August 5, 2019. Statehood, land and job rights from day one was one top of our agenda,” a senior Apni Party leader said.

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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 …

J&K BJP Chief: Statehood Restoration is a Policy Matter, Not a Political Issue
1 month, 3 weeks ago

J&K BJP Chief: Statehood Restoration is a Policy Matter, Not a Political Issue

Hindustan Times  

J&K BJP chief Ravinder Raina emphasizes that the restoration of statehood is a policy matter and not a political one. He highlights the suffering endured by the region due to Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and emphasizes the need for a coordinated approach between the Centre and the state government to address the issue. He also calls for avoiding any haste or provocative …

Jammu and Kashmir votes today for an elected govt after 10 years: A look at its journey – Firstpost
3 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir votes today for an elected govt after 10 years: A look at its journey – Firstpost

Firstpost  

From the BJP to the National Conference, both national and regional parties are geared up to form the next possible government in the region after a hiatus of 10 years. Jammu and Kashmir is likely to flip a new page in its political affairs after October 8, the day results will be announced The first phase of elections will be …

J&K Polls: BJP Announces Sixth List Of Candidates For 10 Seats
3 months, 2 weeks ago

J&K Polls: BJP Announces Sixth List Of Candidates For 10 Seats

ABP News  

Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday released its sixth list of candidates for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls scheduled to begin from September 18. The list includes the names of following candidates: Mohd Idrees Karnahi, Ghulam Mohammad Mir, Abdul Rashid Khan, Naseer Ahmad Lone, Faqir Ahmad Lone, RS Pathania, Bharat Bhushan, Rajeev Bhagat, Vikram Randhawa, and Surinder Bhagat. On Friday, …

J&K Assembly polls: Amit Shah to release BJP manifesto today
3 months, 2 weeks ago

J&K Assembly polls: Amit Shah to release BJP manifesto today

New Indian Express  

“The party will also reiterate that the Centre has made a commitment to restore statehood to J&K at an appropriate time,” the leader said. The National Conference, PDP, Apni Party and Peoples Conference of former minister Sajjad Gani Lone have released their manifestos and all the four parties have pledged to restore Article 370 and statehood. Since the election is …

J-K Assembly elections 2024: Apni Party releases manifesto, promises to 'work for restoration of statehood'
4 months ago

J-K Assembly elections 2024: Apni Party releases manifesto, promises to 'work for restoration of statehood'

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024: The Apni Party released its manifesto for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections on Wednesday. The Apni Party will ensure minority status for the Sikh community in the Union Territory Electricity supply is severely affected in Kashmir during winter and Jammu during summer. The Narendra Modi-led central government abrogated Article 370, which gave …

India to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years
4 months, 1 week 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.” …

J&K Apni Party demands Statehood ahead of Assembly election
4 months, 3 weeks ago

J&K Apni Party demands Statehood ahead of Assembly election

The Hindu  

A street protest was held by the leaders and supporters of the J&K Apni Party in Srinagar on Tuesday to press for the restoration of Statehood ahead of the forthcoming Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir, which became a Union Territory following the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. In the past, JKAP leaders engaged with the top leadership of …

Power Games | Trouble in Paradise
7 months ago

Power Games | Trouble in Paradise

New Indian Express  

Trouble in Paradise BJP’s friends in Kashmir take on each other Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a keen battle for the six Lok Sabha seats from the region. The BJP is trying to get a foothold in the valley by reportedly supporting two friendly parties – Apni Party led by Altaf Bukhari and J&K People’s Conference of Sajjad Lone. National …

Lok Sabha 2024: J&K’s Anantnag seat slips into political drama ahead of polls
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha 2024: J&K’s Anantnag seat slips into political drama ahead of polls

The Hindu  

The upcoming election of the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency on May 7 is the most-watched election in Jammu and Kashmir for its intrigues, suspense, and drama. Fast slipping into a complex Shakespearian political drama, the National Conference candidate Mian Altaf, Peoples Democratic Party candidate Mehbooba Mufti, and J&K Apni Party candidate Zaffar Manhas — who is likely to get support from the …

BJP candidate says he will take up Statehood issue in Parliament
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP candidate says he will take up Statehood issue in Parliament

The Hindu  

Home Minister and BJP candidate for Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency A. Namassivayam on Tuesday resolved to take up the issue of Statehood and inclusion of the Union Territory under the ambit of recommendations of Finance Commission in Parliament if he was elected from the seat. In his first press conference after the party decided to field him from the seat, …

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 …

Altering status quo: The Hindu Editorial on Jammu and Kashmir and Statehood
1 year, 3 months ago

Altering status quo: The Hindu Editorial on Jammu and Kashmir and Statehood

The Hindu  

The Centre’s stand that it is unable to commit itself to a timeline for restoration of Statehood for Jammu and Kashmir is quite disappointing. Four years after the State’s status was downgraded to that of a Union Territory, all that the Union government can say about it now is that the status as a Union Territory is temporary and that …

Political Line Big Picture: Facts, myths, and courts
1 year, 4 months ago

Political Line Big Picture: Facts, myths, and courts

The Hindu  

The cast and script for the 2024 electoral theatre are getting clearer through fast-paced developments on many fronts An ever strident assertion of nationalism was at play last week: India imposed restrictions on the import of laptops in a throwback to the protectionist era we thought was long gone. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has started hearing legal and constitutional challenges …

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 …

G20 Meet In Kashmir Done And Dusted. Time Now For Elections And Statehood Before 2024
1 year, 6 months ago

G20 Meet In Kashmir Done And Dusted. Time Now For Elections And Statehood Before 2024

ABP News  

Despite significant security challenges and a boycott by Beijing, New Delhi showed the world that it has genuinely settled the insurgency issue in Kashmir, by holding the 3rd Tourism Working Group Meeting of the G20 on May 22-24 in capital Srinagar. Without Elections, Kashmir Will Continue To Burn Recently, in a media interview, Home Minister Amit Shah said the statehood …

Altaf Bukhalri of Apni Party says his party won’t allow “non-locals” to settle in Jammu & Kashmir
1 year, 10 months ago

Altaf Bukhalri of Apni Party says his party won’t allow “non-locals” to settle in Jammu & Kashmir

Op India  

On February 11, the president of the Apni Party, Altaf Bukhari, said his party would not allow non-locals to settle in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at a function organised to welcome PDP leader from Samba Sanny Sangral to join Apni Party at its Gandhi Nagar headquarters, the former minister said, “We will not allow the non-locals to settle in Jammu …

J-K Parties Meet to Discuss Issue of 'Inclusion of Non-local Voters'; Lone, Bukhari Absent
2 years, 4 months ago

J-K Parties Meet to Discuss Issue of 'Inclusion of Non-local Voters'; Lone, Bukhari Absent

News 18  

An “all-party” meeting convened by National Conference president Farooq Abdullah to discuss the issue of “inclusion of non-local voters” in electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir got underway here on Monday. Abdullah had called the meeting to discuss the issue of “inclusion of non-local voters” in the electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir after remarks related to the addition of …

Jammu and Kashmir BJP to chalk out strategy against all party meet over inclusion of non-locals in voter list
2 years, 4 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir BJP to chalk out strategy against all party meet over inclusion of non-locals in voter list

The Hindu  

The BJP has convened a meeting of its leaders in Jammy on Monday to chalk out a “counter-strategy” against the meeting called by the National Conference over the issue of "inclusion of non-local voters" in the revised electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir. He said the meeting is being held to chalk out a “counter-strategy” against the "all- party" meeting …

Allowing outsiders to register as voters in Jammu and Kashmir last nail in coffin of democracy: Mehbooba Mufti
2 years, 4 months ago

Allowing outsiders to register as voters in Jammu and Kashmir last nail in coffin of democracy: Mehbooba Mufti

Firstpost  

According to Chief Electoral Officer Hirdesh Kumar, Jammu and Kashmir is likely to get around 25 lakh additional voters, including outsiders, after the special summary revision of electoral rolls being held for the first time after the abrogation of Article 370 Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said she has asked National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah to convene an …

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 …

Jammu and Kashmir: After NC, now Apni Party rejects Delimitation Commission's second draft
2 years, 10 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir: After NC, now Apni Party rejects Delimitation Commission's second draft

Firstpost  

The draft report has been handed over to the five associate members from the Union Territory who must submit their views by 14 February after which the report would be put in the public domain The Apni Party led by Altaf Bukhari has rejected the proposals of the Delimitation Commission for Jammu and Kashmir and termed the process adopted by …

Apni Party Chief Seeks PM Modi's Intervention Against J&K Delimitation Commission Proposal
3 years ago

Apni Party Chief Seeks PM Modi's Intervention Against J&K Delimitation Commission Proposal

News 18  

Apni Party chief Altaf Bukhari on Thursday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the draft proposals of the Delimitation Commission and announced to hold a silent protest march against it. Earlier in the week, the Delimitation Commission formed after the reorganisation of J&K into a Union Territory, had proposed six additional …

BJP passes political resolution to form govt on its own in Jammu and Kashmir
3 years, 1 month ago

BJP passes political resolution to form govt on its own in Jammu and Kashmir

Firstpost  

The party is convinced that it will form the government on its own, without any outside support, in view of the huge public support it is getting from people and looking at its popularity among the masses, the resolution said. Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP passed a resolution on Tuesday that it will form a government …

The BJP game plan to consolidate its position in Jammu and Kashmir before it calls elections
3 years, 1 month ago

The BJP game plan to consolidate its position in Jammu and Kashmir before it calls elections

The Hindu  

As a repressive bureaucratic structure tightens its control over Kashmir’s polity, civil society and public institutions—stifling dissent with arbitrary use of anti-terror laws, coercing officials into absolute conformity, and intensifying cultural invasion with a name-changing spree of roads and public utilities—there are sporadic manifestations of a yearning in Kashmir for an elected government. On October 24, at an event in …

Won’t link J&K elections with statehood: Lone
3 years, 5 months ago

Won’t link J&K elections with statehood: Lone

The Hindu  

Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Lone has said that he would not link elections with the restoration of statehood, reflecting a willingness to follow the Centre's timeline to hold elections after the delimitation process in the Union Territory and restore status of statehood later. I wouldn’t link elections with statehood,” Mr. Lone said on Thursday. Unlike National Conference’s Omar Abdullah and …

Restore Jammu and Kashmir's statehood before elections and delimitation, says Omar Abdullah; key points
3 years, 5 months ago

Restore Jammu and Kashmir's statehood before elections and delimitation, says Omar Abdullah; key points

Firstpost  

The Central Government had clearly stated after the all-party meeting with Jammu and Kashmir leaders that it wants the delimitation exercise and elections to be held before the restoration of J&K’s statehood Days after the high-stakes all-party meeting between the Central Government and leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, former chief minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah demanded the restoration …

Apni party pleads for early hearing in SC on Art 370, restoration of J-K's statehood
3 years, 5 months ago

Apni party pleads for early hearing in SC on Art 370, restoration of J-K's statehood

India TV News  

Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday expressed gratitude to the Centre for initiating a dialogue with the political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir, saying "solution to J&K's problem lies in the democratic set up". Bukhari, who was among the 14 politicians from Jammu and Kashmir who attended the all-party meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here, …

From release of J&K prisoners to development and restoration of statehood, 10 key points discussed at PM's all-party meet
3 years, 5 months ago

From release of J&K prisoners to development and restoration of statehood, 10 key points discussed at PM's all-party meet

Firstpost  

The meeting was seen as a crucial step towards the return of elected representatives and the holding of Assembly elections followed by the eventual restoration of statehood Leaders from Jammu and Kashmir’s political mainstream met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Central ministers today in New Delhi, in a first of its kind meeting since the abrogation of the special …

From elections, statehood to delimitation: Who said what at PM's all-party meeting with J&K leaders
3 years, 5 months ago

From elections, statehood to delimitation: Who said what at PM's all-party meeting with J&K leaders

Firstpost  

While the Centre focussed on development and Jammu and Kashmir getting its own elected government, all leaders from J&K demanded full-fledged statehood for the region On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged in the high-stakes talks with parties from Jammu and Kashmir in the National Capital in the first major outreach by the Centre since the region lost its special …

Why was Jammu and Kashmir statehood removed, country's name tarnished globally: Mamata
3 years, 6 months ago

Why was Jammu and Kashmir statehood removed, country's name tarnished globally: Mamata

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday slammed the Centre over PM Modi's meeting with J-K political leaders saying the country's name was tarnished globally when J-K statehood was revoked. PM Modi's crucial meeting with J-K political parties A crucial all-party meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and politicians of different parties in Jammu and Kashmir to discuss the …

Kashmir’s status quo is fragile, PM’s all-party meet key to stopping a dangerous drift
3 years, 6 months ago

Kashmir’s status quo is fragile, PM’s all-party meet key to stopping a dangerous drift

Firstpost  

Although killings of terrorists have also been high — 174 ethnic-Kashmiri jihadists were shot last year, up from just 34 in 2016 — levels of violence remain higher than in the five years before the 2016 uprising, data from the South Asia Terrorism Portal shows The leaflet was glued onto the signboard that welcomes students into the Government Boys High …

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 …

BJP surrendered to Kashmir parties: Jammu outfits up in arms over no invitation to PM Modi's meeting
3 years, 6 months ago

BJP surrendered to Kashmir parties: Jammu outfits up in arms over no invitation to PM Modi's meeting

India Today  

Ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir all-party meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 24, a massive controversy has erupted over the non-inclusion of some political parties from the Jammu region. Displaced Kashmiri Pandits who were driven out of their homes in Kashmir Valley by terrorists have also been snubbed," Dogra Front president Ashok Gupta said. …

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 …

Differences emerge among Jammu and Kashmir politicos as Narendra Modi extends olive branch
3 years, 6 months ago

Differences emerge among Jammu and Kashmir politicos as Narendra Modi extends olive branch

Firstpost  

Jammu and Kashmir: Differences emerge among Jammu and Kashmir politicos as Narendra Modi extends olive branch, including necessitating the restoration of Article 370 as a condition for the resumption of any political engagement with the Centre on Kashmir read all about it on Firstpost Srinagar: Differences have erupted among Jammu and Kashmir’s political parties over key issues, including the restoration …

Restoration of statehood on cards? PM calls all-party meet with Jammu Kashmir leaders, Mufti confirms invite
3 years, 6 months ago

Restoration of statehood on cards? PM calls all-party meet with Jammu Kashmir leaders, Mufti confirms invite

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an all party-meeting on Jammu and Kashmir on June 24 in New Delhi. It is the most significant step from the centre to end the political impasse in J&K after the abrogation of Article 370 and the bifurcation of the former state to two Union Territories. Representatives of parties from both Kashmir and Jammu …

Won't allow restoration of Article 370, let them take 100 rebirths: BJP J&K chief hits out at Digvijay Singh
3 years, 6 months ago

Won't allow restoration of Article 370, let them take 100 rebirths: BJP J&K chief hits out at Digvijay Singh

India Today  

In a scathing attack on the Congress over its senior leader Digvijay Singh's remarks on Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina said on Saturday that his party will not allow the Congress leaders' "conspiracy" against India to succeed even if they take “100 rebirths". “The script was originally written by Gandhis and directed from Pakistan,” he said …

Jammu & Kashmir will get statehood at right time, says Amit Shah as Lok Sabha passes J&K Reorganisation Bill 2021
3 years, 10 months ago

Jammu & Kashmir will get statehood at right time, says Amit Shah as Lok Sabha passes J&K Reorganisation Bill 2021

India Today  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the Lok Sabha on Saturday and assured the House that Jammu and Kashmir would get back its “statehood at an appropriate time”. Amit Shah was speaking on the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha, when he said that many MPs have raised doubts over Jammu and Kashmir getting back its statehood. …

BJP’s game plan gone awry in Jammu and Kashmir
3 years, 11 months ago

BJP’s game plan gone awry in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

When polling booths across the Kashmir Valley saw a healthy outpouring of voters on November 28 for the first phase of the District Development Council elections, there was a general impression that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s plan of incubating an alternative mainstream leadership sans the Abdullahs and the Muftis, whom it missed no opportunity to berate as anti-national and corrupt, …

Centre’s Apni Party? What Shopian DDC Says About Democracy in J&K
3 years, 11 months ago

Centre’s Apni Party? What Shopian DDC Says About Democracy in J&K

The Quint  

Altaf Bukhari is a businessman-turned-politician who had joined the PDP in 2005. Besides apple concentrates, the family has stakes in several other sectors like healthcare, crafts, hospitality, agriculture products etc. Ironically, in those elections, Bukhari and the PDP as a whole, got a lot of support from voters who thought the party was best placed to resist the BJP's efforts …

Opinion | A victory, both for democracy and the people of Kashmir
4 years ago

Opinion | A victory, both for democracy and the people of Kashmir

India TV News  

In the first major electoral exercise conducted in Jammu and Kashmir since the nullification of Article 370 on August 5 last year, the people of Kashmir passed a significant test to tell the world that democracy is thriving in the Valley. While the BJP emerged as the single largest party in the first-ever District Development Council elections in many districts …

BJP Wins Seats in Kashmir for 1st Time; PAGD, Cong Believe DDC Polls Verdict on Centre's Art 370 Move
4 years ago

BJP Wins Seats in Kashmir for 1st Time; PAGD, Cong Believe DDC Polls Verdict on Centre's Art 370 Move

News 18  

The members of the Gupkar alliance on Tuesday welcomed the results of the DDC elections, stating that it’s a verdict on the Centre’s unconstitutional decision to abrogate Article 370. Mehbooba said the cadre of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar declaration — an amalgam of several mainstream political parties seeking the restoration of the special status of J-K — worked tirelessly …

NC, PDP owe apology to J&K voters for 'frequently changing political goalposts', says Apni Party's Altaf Bukhari
4 years ago

NC, PDP owe apology to J&K voters for 'frequently changing political goalposts', says Apni Party's Altaf Bukhari

Firstpost  

Addressing a campaign meeting for the DDC polls, he added that these parties are trying to “hoodwink the people by comparing the DDC elections with a referendum” Tangmarg: Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday said the National Conference and the PDP owe an apology to the people of Jammu and Kashmir for their “age-old gimmicks and frequently …

Political parties vow to fight removal of Kashmir’s autonomy
4 years, 4 months ago

Political parties vow to fight removal of Kashmir’s autonomy

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Half a dozen political parties vowed Saturday to fight for restoration of the special status that was stripped last year from Indian-administered Kashmir, setting off widespread anger and economic ruin amid a harsh security clampdown. Four pro-India Kashmiri political parties and two Indian political parties, including the main opposition Congress Party, said in a joint statement that …

Article 370: Can Jammu and Kashmir regain statehood? Possible options
4 years, 4 months ago

Article 370: Can Jammu and Kashmir regain statehood? Possible options

India Today  

Soon after the Centre announced and Parliament passed resolutions for abrogating the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 last year and converting the state into two Union Territories, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said it was a "temporary" situation. As unlock phases progressed, speculation began that the Modi government may announce the restoration of statehood to Jammu …

Time to revive democracy in Jammu and Kashmir | Opinion
4 years, 5 months ago

Time to revive democracy in Jammu and Kashmir | Opinion

Hindustan Times  

August 5 will mark a year since Article 370 was effectively nullified, the state of Jammu and Kashmir was divided into two separate units, and both units — J&K and Ladakh — were made union territories. As the national polity gears up for elections in other parts of the country, there is no reason that people of J&K should be …

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