Is the administration’s new land scheme an attempt to realign the region’s dynamics before the next Assembly election? By: Anando Bhakto A government programme to dole out land to the homeless in Jammu and Kashmir has reignited the contentious discourse on “demographic change” through a slew of government initiatives over the past four years, be it the delimitation of Assembly constituencies, land reforms, or the much-diluted domicile provision. The National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party have framed the government’s latest land endowment scheme as a covert bid to absorb…
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