PDP Leader Waheed Para Moves Adjournment Motion in J&K Assembly Over Hate Crimes Against Kashmiris Outside the Union Territory – In-Depth Analysis

PDP Leader Waheed Para Moves Adjournment Motion in J&K Assembly Over Hate Crimes Against Kashmiris Outside the Union Territory – In-Depth Analysis

A Defining Moment in J&K Politics By: Javid Amin | 02 February 2026 In a session that sharply reflected the rising political and social fault lines in the Union Territory, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Waheed Ur Rehman Para submitted an adjournment motion in the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly — urging lawmakers to urgently discuss the surge of hate crimes, harassment, and targeted attacks against Kashmiris living, studying, and working outside the Union Territory. This legislative move marked a significant escalation in regional political discourse, thrusting issues of safety,…

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Rights, Representation, and Repression: J&K Assembly Faces Dual Crisis Over PSA and Quotas

Rights, Representation, and Repression: J&K Assembly Faces Dual Crisis Over PSA and Quotas

Legislators clash over Mehraj Malik’s PSA detention and renewed demands for reservation reform — Speaker urges restraint as opposition slams “politicization” of governance. By: Javid Amin | 27 October 2025 Mehraj Malik’s Detention Triggers Political Storm The Autumn Session of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly opened to fiery scenes on Monday, as opposition benches erupted over the detention of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik under the Public Safety Act (PSA). National Conference (NC) MLA Sajjad Shaheen, representing Banihal, demanded an urgent, one-hour discussion on the issue, calling…

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Tarigami Calls for Education Reforms: Freeing J&K from Consumerism

Tarigami Calls for Education Reforms - Freeing J&K from Consumerism

‘Liberate Education from Consumerism’: Tarigami Urges Reforms in J&K Assembly Jammu/Srinagar, March 13, 2025 – In a passionate address during the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly’s session on demands for grants, CPM leader and Kulgam MLA Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami called for urgent reforms to free education from the grip of “consumerism and commodification.” His speech highlighted the challenges posed by the New National Education Policy (NEP) and the privatization of education in the region. Education Under Threat Tarigami expressed deep concern over the NEP, alleging that it distorts history and…

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