CPI(M) Leader Tarigami Hints at Kashmir’s Next Move on Article 370: Supreme Court Appeal Likely

CPI(M) Leader Tarigami Hints at Kashmir's Next Move on Article 370: Supreme Court Appeal Likely

Senior CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Thursday said that the former state of Jammu and Kashmir did not receive justice after the court upheld the Article 370 abrogation ruling. “I am an independent thinker and I strongly believe that justice was not served. As a result, we are still debating possibilities with the petitioners and stakeholders to obtain justice. We may even file an appeal with the Supreme Court of India, arguing that we should currently revisit the ruling that they just made a few weeks ago. We…

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SC Rules Out Brexit-Style Referendum on Article 370

SC Rules Out Brexit-Style Referendum on Article 370

A referendum is out of question in a constitutional democracy like India to carry out the decision to abrogate Article 370 and the special status of Jammu & Kashmir, a Constitution bench in the Supreme Court observed on Tuesday, adding that the will of the people in a democracy can be expressed only through established institutions. On the third day of the arguments in a bundle of matters challenging the August 2019 nullification of Article 370, the bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, remained firm…

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Supreme Court to Commence Hearing on Batch of Pleas Challenging Abrogation of Article 370 Today

Supreme Court to Commence Hearing on Batch of Pleas Challenging Abrogation of Article 370 Today

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear from August 2 a batch of petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud will conduct day-to-day hearing from Wednesday. The bench, also comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai and Surya Kant, had on July 11 fixed July 27 as the deadline for filing written submissions and convenience compilations by different parties. The five-judge bench had said…

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Youth 4 Panun Kashmir, KP Organisation supports abrogation of Article 370; Files Application in Supreme Court

Youth 4 Panun Kashmir, KP Organisation supports abrogation of Article 370; Files Application in Supreme Court

An organisation representing Kashmiri Pandits and a social activist on Thursday moved the Supreme Court filing intervention application in the pleas challenging the abrogation of Article 370, while supporting the August 5, 2019 decision of the Central government. Youth 4 Panun Kashmir, through its Organising Secretary, Vithal Chowdhary and Virinder Kaul, a Kashmiri Pandit and a social activist, filed intervention application seeking to be heard in the case. The applications filed through advocate Siddharth Praveen Acharya sought dismissal of the pleas challenging Article 370 and the bifurcation of the erstwhile…

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Whole Kashmir is united on restoration of Article 370, 35-A: Dr Farooq Abdullah

Whole Kashmir is united on restoration of Article 370, 35-A - Dr Farooq Abdullah

Member Parliament and Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president, Dr. Farooq Abdullah Tuesday said every party in JK is united on the restoration of Article 370 and 35-A is concerned and there are no differences. Talking to media persons on the sidelines of a function at Nawai Subh complex in Srinagar, Dr. Farooq said that every party has its own system, however, as far as Jammu and Kashmir, Article 370 and 35-A is concerned, they all are united. Referring to the BJP, he said that they want to create a…

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How can J&K leaders justify their presence in the meeting if they could not convince the leaders to talk about 370: Sajad Gani Lone

How can J&K leaders justify their presence in the meeting if they could not convince the leaders to talk about 370 - Sajad Gani Lone

With the opposition parties’ joint statement skipping mention of Article 370, Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Saturday said how can J &K leaders justify their presence in the meeting if they could not convince the leaders to talk about 370. In a series of tweets, news agency Lone asked why leaders from J&K have become part and parcel of the “don’t talk about 370” discourse. “No mention of Article 370 in opposition parties meet. In wonderment how can J and K leaders justify their presence in the meeting…

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Kashmir’s struggle did not start in 1947 and will neither end today

India’s decision to revoke Article 370 is just another chapter in Kashmir’s long history of imperial oppression. Tamoghna Halder On August 5, India’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government issued a surprise executive decree stripping away the autonomy that the state of Jammu and Kashmir was granted in exchange for joining the Indian union after independence in 1947. Since the decree, Indian authorities also imposed an unprecedented lockdown in the region, cutting off all communication lines, restricting movement and putting prominent Kashmiri politicians under house arrest. The government’s decision…

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“Statehood, Article 370, 35-A must be restored”, Yashwant Sinha backs Gupkar Declaration

Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Yashwant Sinha on Monday said that Jammu and Kashmir must get the statehood again and Article 370 and 35-A that were scrapped on August 5 last year, should be brought back. In his twitter post, the former union minister, who is also the member of the Concerned Group of Citizens (CGC), welcomed the resolve of the local political parties here in Jammu and Kashmir to insist on the restoration of the status quo ante. He stated that he stands with the people of Jammu…

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Kashmir under siege since 364 Days; Timeline

A year after its autonomy was revoked, Kashmir continues to be a mess of human rights violations. By Pallavi Pundir Jammu and Kashmir has been the subject of a territorial dispute between India, Pakistan and China since the mid-20th century. This region sits atop India’s most northern point, and was until 2019 India’s only Muslim-majority state, which granted it a separate flag and constitution. However, on August 5 last year, India passed a resolution to extend control over the area, removing its autonomy and statehood. Now, one year later, India’s…

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State gone with Article 370: Hashim Qureshi

The State of Jammu and Kashmir existed for 173 years. The valley was purchased by Gulab Singh from the British and Jammu had already come under his suzerainty. Maharaja Gulab Singh incorporated lesser principalities into his kingdom and gave it the name of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The borders of his State extended from Damchok on the border line with China to Lakhanpur – the border of Punjab and from Gilgit to Bhimbhar. The state was under the autocratic rule of the Dogras from 1846 to 1947. Hari…

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