The daughter of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti, Iltija Javed, has described the government’s move to scrap the special status assured to the people 0f Kashmir in the Indian constitution and to bifurcate the state into the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Continue Reading
The political parties in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, it seems, are worried over the rumours that the central government is planning to scrap the Article 35A, which provides a special status to the state. The political parties have warned the central government against the rumoured removal of the controversial section. The political […]Continue Reading
The main regional political parties of Jammu and Kashmir – the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party – have opposed the ban imposed by the central government against the Jamaat-e-Islami (the powerful religious organisation which has a strong support base in the state). The central government recently imposed a ban on the organisation on […]Continue Reading