Landlines and Lifelines: Who Owns Kashmir’s Shelter Rights? By: Javid Amin | 28 October 2025 In the autumn session of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (J&K LA), a private member’s bill stirred a vortex of legal, political and human-rights issues. Moved by Waheed ur Rehman Para of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the legislation sought to grant ownership rights to residents who have built homes on government land—State land, ‘kacharai’ land, common land and ‘shamilat’ land.But the bill was rejected by the ruling coalition in the Assembly, led by…
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