On October 14, 2025, Sajad Gani Lone, President of the People’s Conference (PC) and MLA from Handwara, made a striking political announcement. The PC will abstain from voting in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu & Kashmir. Lone emphatically declared: “I will never vote for the National Conference (NC)”, and underlined that, in his view, the NC and BJP have become indistinguishable in how they conduct politics.This stance adds a new dimension to the already heated political atmosphere in J&K, where regional parties, national parties, and alliances are constantly…
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‘Faith Above Politics’: J&K BJP Leader Dr. Jahanzaib Sirwal’s Stand Over ‘I Love Muhammad’ Row Exposes Cracks Within Saffron Ranks
‘I Love Muhammad’ Row: JK BJP Leader Threatens Resignation Over UP CM’s Remarks — And Reactions Pour In By: Javid Amin | 03 October 2025 When Faith Meets Fear Srinagar, October 3, 2025 — In a political landscape often defined by loyalty and conformity, Dr. Jahanzaib Sirwal, a young and outspoken leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Jammu & Kashmir, has broken ranks. His bold statement condemning Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s recent comments and the police crackdown on Muslims displaying “I Love Muhammad” banners during Eid-e-Milad…
Read MoreThe Vanishing Mandate: How a Delayed Election Paved the Way for Article 370’s Fall
Jammu & Kashmir 2018 Election Delay: How Article 370 Was Abrogated and Ladakh Unrest Ensued By: Javid Amin | 29 September 2025 In the winter of 2018, Jammu & Kashmir’s political clock stopped ticking. The Assembly was dissolved, elections postponed, and governance handed to unelected administrators. Less than a year later, Article 370—Kashmir’s fragile constitutional bridge with India—was gone. Was this sequence of events a coincidence of crises, or, as opposition leaders now allege, a calculated design? The Setup: November 2018 The evening of November 21, 2018, still echoes in…
Read MoreBetrayal and Broken Promises: Why J&K’s Statehood Delay Risks Deepening the Trust Deficit
Jammu & Kashmir Statehood Delay | Omar Abdullah Accuses Centre of Betrayal By: Javid Amin | 29 September 2025 Omar Abdullah’s Stinging Charge At a recent book launch in Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tore into the central government with words that resonated across both sides of the Pir Panjal. He accused New Delhi of betraying the people of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh by dangling promises of statehood and constitutional safeguards but never delivering. “Delimitation is done, elections are done, but statehood remains stalled. It’s being…
Read MoreAAP Rallies Behind J&K MLA Mehraj Malik, Forms Legal Team to Challenge PSA Detention
AAP Comes To The Rescue Of Mehraj Malik Its Lone Jammu Kashmir Legislator By: Javid Amin| 14 September 2025 A Political Storm in Jammu & Kashmir The political landscape of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) has once again been shaken by the controversial use of the Public Safety Act (PSA), a law that has often come under scrutiny from rights activists and political observers. This time, the storm surrounds Mehraj Malik, a sitting Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and president of the Jammu & Kashmir unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Malik’s…
Read MoreCP Radhakrishnan Elected India’s 15th Vice President: Sudershan Reddy’s Challenge Highlights Opposition Unity
CP Radhakrishnan elected Vice President of India, defeats Sudershan Reddy By: Javid Amin | 09 September 2025 Election Outcome CP Radhakrishnan, the NDA nominee and current Governor of Maharashtra, has been elected as the 15th Vice President of India. He defeated the opposition INDIA bloc’s candidate, B. Sudershan Reddy, a retired Supreme Court judge, in a closely watched contest. Radhakrishnan’s tally: 452 votes Sudershan Reddy’s tally: 300 votes Total strength of electoral college: 781 MPs (Lok Sabha + Rajya Sabha) The results were formally declared by Returning Officer PC Mody,…
Read MoreOmar Abdullah’s Sharp Rebuke to Supreme Court’s Pahalgam Remark: Statehood, Security, and the Battle for J&K’s Future
When Hope Turns to Caution By: Javid Amin | 15 Aug 2025 Just 24 hours before India celebrated Independence Day with patriotic fervor, Omar Abdullah—the Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir—was preparing to address his people at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar. Hopes were high. The air was filled with speculation that this might be the year when the Centre finally announced the restoration of Jammu & Kashmir’s statehood—a promise made repeatedly since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. But instead of celebratory announcements, Omar Abdullah’s tone was one of…
Read MoreProtests Mark Sixth Anniversary of Article 370 Revocation in Kashmir — Statehood Demand Intensifies While BJP Celebrates Integration
Statehood Demand Intensifies as PDP, NC, Congress Accuse Centre of Betrayal; BJP Celebrates ‘Integration and Development’ By: Javid Amin | Srinagar | 06 Aug 2025 Six years have passed since the Indian Parliament revoked Article 370, stripping Jammu and Kashmir of its special status and bifurcating it into two Union Territories. On this sixth anniversary, the region stands as a divided landscape of celebration and dissent, where competing narratives clash on the ground and in public memory. The anniversary sparked widespread protests across the Valley and Jammu, with opposition parties…
Read MoreGhulam Nabi Azad: ‘The Sooner, the Better’ — A Renewed Call for Jammu & Kashmir Statehood
Ghulam Nabi Azad Urges Immediate Restoration of Jammu & Kashmir Statehood | The Sooner, The Better By: Javid Amin | Srinagar | 24 July 2025 A Political Voice for Urgency and Unity In the ever-evolving political landscape of Jammu & Kashmir, Ghulam Nabi Azad has yet again taken a firm stand on one of the region’s most sensitive and critical demands—the restoration of statehood. During his recent visit to Reasi district, the seasoned politician and current chairman of the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) struck a chord with the public,…
Read MoreSatyapal Malik’s Serious Health Update Sparks Concern Amid Claims of Political Vendetta
‘Condition Very Serious’: Former J&K Governor Hospitalized with Kidney Ailment, Alleges Conspiracy Against Him New Delhi |08, June 2025 — Veteran political leader and former Jammu & Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik has issued a concerning health update, revealing that his condition is critical due to ongoing kidney complications. The senior politician, known for his candid remarks and outspoken criticism of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has also claimed that he is being framed in a false chargesheet by central agencies. Taking to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on…
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