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From Liquor Ban to Leadership Crisis: How One Remark Sparked a Political Storm in Jammu & Kashmir

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From Liquor Ban to Leadership Crisis: How One Remark Sparked a Political Storm in Jammu & Kashmir

Liquor Ban Debate in J&K Exposes Governance Crisis, Identity Politics & Growing Public Frustration By: Javid Amin | 12 May 2026 What began as a casual roadside comment by Omar Abdullah has rapidly transformed into one of the most emotionally charged political controversies in Jammu and Kashmir in recent years. At first glance, the debate appeared to revolve around a simple policy question: Should liquor be banned in Jammu & Kashmir? But within days, the controversy evolved into something much larger: a referendum on leadership, a clash between secularism and…

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Mehbooba Mufti’s Alliance Paradox: Intent, Outcome, and the Politics of Miscalculation

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Mehbooba Mufti’s Alliance Paradox: Intent, Outcome, and the Politics of Miscalculation

Mehbooba Mufti BJP Alliance Explained | Article 370 Politics & Strategic Paradox By: Javid Amin | 13 April 2026 A Statement That Reopened Old Wounds When Mehbooba Mufti recently asserted that her party’s alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) “was not for power but to protect Article 370,” she reignited one of the most contentious debates in contemporary Kashmir politics. The remark is not merely a retrospective justification—it is an attempt to reclaim political narrative in a landscape where memory, accountability, and symbolism are deeply contested. Yet, the statement…

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BJP’s Kashmir Show of Strength: Party Targets Omar Govt Over ‘Doublespeak’, Revives 2010 Killings Issue

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BJP’s Kashmir Show of Strength: Party Targets Omar Govt Over ‘Doublespeak’, Revives 2010 Killings Issue

BJP Attacks Omar Abdullah Govt in Srinagar Rally, Raises 2010 Killings | Kashmir Political Showdown By: Javid Amin | 21 February 2026 Srinagar Rally Signals BJP’s Valley Push; NC Accused of ‘Doublespeak’ In what party leaders described as a decisive show of strength in the Valley, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mounted a sharp political offensive against the Omar Abdullah-led Jammu & Kashmir National Conference government at a high-profile induction rally in Srinagar. The rally, marked by aggressive speeches and symbolic messaging, saw BJP leaders accuse the National Conference (NC)…

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From Rebel to Ally? Sajad Lone Criticizes Omar Abdullah’s Shift Towards BJP

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From Rebel to Ally? Sajad Lone Criticizes Omar Abdullah's Shift Towards BJP

Omar Abdullah Has ‘Surrendered’ To BJP: Sajad Lone In a blistering critique, Sajad Lone, chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference, accused the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of abandoning his aggressive anti-BJP stance post-election and instead displaying “rookie enthusiasm in surrendering” to the BJP. The fiery post criticized the Chief Minister for actions such as gifting shawls to BJP leaders, which Lone described as a “comedown” from the rebellion promised during the election campaign. “During the election period, your body language and utterances were aggressive. Your whole campaign was…

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Jitendra Singh Blames Nehruvian Policies for Delay in Jammu and Kashmir’s Integration

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Jitendra Singh Blames Nehruvian Policies for Delay in Jammu and Kashmir's Integration

Taking jibe at the Congress, Citing Mirza Ghalib’s poetry “ki mire qatl ke baad us ne jafa se tauba” (After she had slain me then from torture she forswore) Union Minister Jitendra Singh Said, “For 60-70 years, those who did not implement the Constitution of India in Jammu and Kashmir, today they are teaching those who sacrificed 3 generations so that the Constitution of India should be implemented in Jammu and Kashmir.” Amid a chorus from the opposition benches that the Centre restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and set…

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