Anantnag MP Justice Masoodi said ceremony was ‘insignificant’, while his Baramulla counterpart Akbar Lone said NC didn’t accept decisions of 5 August 2019.
In an exclusive interview to ThePrint, Naeem Akhtar says PDP will use all democratic, constitutional and peaceful means to resist this onslaught on Kashmir and its Muslim character.
Without naming anyone, BJP general secy Ram Madhav says some people are using scrapping of Article 370 to support violence, while others sit & mourn at home.
Sartaj Madni, who is also former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti's uncle, and former legislator Peer Mansoor are the two PDP leaders released along with Shah Faesal.
There's been no word on Article 370 from Farooq and Omar Abdullah, released from detention, or Mehbooba Mufti, who is otherwise vocal on Twitter. Analysts say they must make position clear.
The NC leader’s release comes at a time when new political formations are threatening existing political structures in J&K. The worries for PDP are far from over.
Former PDP leader Altaf Bukhari will launch "Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party" on International Women's, focussing on socio-economic & political development of the region.
Senior PDP leader Shah Mohammad Tantray resigned over 'unnecessary expulsions' of 8 leaders. He also called Article 370 'deadstock' due to amendments by Congress in past.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
Govt should not hurry to start the political activity in UT.
Jihadi and wahabi administration setup will take longer to dismantle.
The delimitation exercise should be completed first reducing no of seat from valley and increase the seats in jammu so that jihadis and wahabis cannot dictate Arabic state again.
Kashmiri Hindus, valmiki community and migrants from west Pakistan be given domicile right away. Additionnally retired security professionals be settled in the valley in conclaves.
Properties occupied by Kashmiri Arabs after Kashmiri hindu genocide by sanitized and reclaimed and help them settle.
Strike down sharia implemented by Kashmiri Arab ghulam nabi azad.
Unless these steps are taken and completed no political activity should start atleast for 3-4 years.
Once thing settle down make it representative UT like Delhi but never a state again because these jihadis and wahabis will start plundering raping murdering Kashmiri Hindus again and turn land of kashyap rishi into Stone Age replica.
Boycott has no effect
Govt should not hurry to start the political activity in UT.
Jihadi and wahabi administration setup will take longer to dismantle.
The delimitation exercise should be completed first reducing no of seat from valley and increase the seats in jammu so that jihadis and wahabis cannot dictate Arabic state again.
Kashmiri Hindus, valmiki community and migrants from west Pakistan be given domicile right away. Additionnally retired security professionals be settled in the valley in conclaves.
Properties occupied by Kashmiri Arabs after Kashmiri hindu genocide by sanitized and reclaimed and help them settle.
Strike down sharia implemented by Kashmiri Arab ghulam nabi azad.
Unless these steps are taken and completed no political activity should start atleast for 3-4 years.
Once thing settle down make it representative UT like Delhi but never a state again because these jihadis and wahabis will start plundering raping murdering Kashmiri Hindus again and turn land of kashyap rishi into Stone Age replica.