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Mehbooba Mufti Vows PDP Will Continue Article 370 Fight Even If She and Iltija Go to Jail; Omar Calls FIR a ‘Fixed Match’

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Mehbooba Mufti Vows PDP Will Continue Article 370 Fight Even If She and Iltija Go to Jail; Omar Calls FIR a ‘Fixed Match’

Mehbooba Defies FIR, Tells PDP Workers to Stay the Course on Article 370; Omar Calls Iltija Row a ‘Fixed Match’ By: Javid Amin | 07 Aug 2026 Srinagar: The political confrontation between the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the administration over the August 5 Article 370 protests has taken another turn, with PDP president Mehbooba Mufti urging party workers to remain committed to the political path laid down by the party’s founder even if she and her daughter, PDP leader Iltija Mufti, are jailed. The message came a day after…

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Farooq, Omar Abdullah Vow to Continue J&K Statehood Fight as Article 370 Anniversary Revives Political Battle

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Farooq, Omar Abdullah Vow to Continue J&K Statehood Fight as Article 370 Anniversary Revives Political Battle

Farooq & Omar Abdullah Renew J&K Statehood Fight as Article 370 Anniversary Reopens Political Battle By News Desk | 06 Aug 2026 The National Conference has renewed its campaign for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, with party president Farooq Abdullah and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah insisting that the demand will remain on the political agenda until the Union Territory is restored to full statehood. Their renewed push came around the seventh anniversary of the August 5, 2019 constitutional changes, when Jammu and Kashmir lost its special status and…

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Seven Years After Article 370, Kashmir’s Political Divide Shows No Signs of Fading

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Seven Years After Article 370, Kashmir’s Political Divide Shows No Signs of Fading

Seven Years After Article 370 Abrogation, Kashmir’s Political Fault Line Remains Unchanged By: Javid Amin | 05 Aug 2026 Seven years after the abrogation of Article 370, the constitutional decision continues to shape every major political debate in Jammu & Kashmir. Although the Union Territory has witnessed administrative reforms, infrastructure projects, elections, and renewed discussions on statehood, the question of Article 370 remains at the heart of the region’s politics. For the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the August 5, 2019 decision represents a landmark constitutional reform that integrated Jammu &…

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Mehbooba Mufti’s Protest Takes Controversial Turn as Upside-Down National Flag Triggers Political Storm

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Mehbooba Mufti's Protest Takes Controversial Turn as Upside-Down National Flag Triggers Political Storm

Mehbooba Mufti’s Upside-Down Tricolour Sparks Fresh Row on August 5; Authorities Examine Legal Action By: News Desk | 05 Aug 2025 Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has found herself at the centre of a fresh political controversy after she was photographed holding the Indian National Flag in an inverted position during a candlelight sit-in held on August 5, the anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. The incident, which quickly went viral across social media platforms, has intensified an already…

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