Jammu’s Punjabi Language Protest: Education, Official Status and the Bigger J&K Language Debate By: News Desk | 05 October 2026 Jammu: A language question that has remained largely outside the centre of Jammu and Kashmir’s political debate has returned to the streets of Jammu. Members of the Sikh community, under the banner of the Jammu Punjabi Morcha, have launched a peaceful agitation demanding the restoration and promotion of Punjabi in the school education system and seeking its recognition as an official language of the Union Territory. The protest has brought…
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