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‘Sold Kashmir for Power?’ AIP Vs Mehbooba Mufti and the Long Shadow of the PDP-BJP Alliance

January 8, 2026 Editor

‘Sold Kashmir for Power?’ — AIP, Mehbooba Mufti, and the Unfinished Reckoning of the PDP-BJP Alliance By: Javid Amin | 08 January 2026 More than seven years after the fall of the PDP-BJP coalition government, the political aftershocks of that experiment continue to reverberate across Jammu and Kashmir. The latest trigger is a sharp and unusually personal attack by the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) on former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, accusing her of having “sold Kashmir for power” and now attempting to justify what they describe as a historic betrayal.…

Signature Campaign on J&K Statehood: Symbolism, Strategy, or Mere Theatrics?

August 17, 2025August 17, 2025 Editor

Opposition Tears Into Omar Abdullah’s Move, Calling It a Betrayal of Public Trust By: Javid Amin | 16 Aug 2025 A Campaign That Raised More Questions Than Hope On Independence Day, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced what he described as a “massive democratic mobilization”—a door-to-door signature campaign across all 90 Assembly constituencies of Jammu & Kashmir. The campaign, planned to run over eight weeks, seeks to gather lakhs of signatures demanding the restoration of J&K’s statehood, a promise that has remained unfulfilled since the abrogation of Article 370 and the…

Political Firestorm: J&K BJP Slams Mehbooba Mufti Over Bangladesh-India Comments

December 2, 2024 Editor

J&K BJP slams Mehbooba Mufti for comparing situation in Bangladesh to India Srinagar, Dec 2: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti has evoked sharp criticism from the Jammu and Kashmir BJP unit on Sunday after comparing the situation of Bangladesh — which is under public scrutiny for alleged attacks on its minorities — with that of India. Addressing party workers in Jammu, Mufti said: “Our Hindu brothers are facing oppression in Bangladesh but if we do the same thing with minorities here (in India), then what is the difference?…

ST Status for Paharis: Lok Sabha Says Yes, But Jammu Raises Concerns

February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 Editor

Bill also added Paddari Tribe, Gadda Brahman, and Koli communities to ST list; another Bill to include Valmiki community and synonyms in SC list was also passed Amid street protests led by the Scheduled Tribe Gujjar-Bakarwal community in Jammu against the inclusion of the Pahari Ethnic group in the Union Territory’s Scheduled Tribes list, Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Bill to include this community in the UT’s ST list, with Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda categorically asserting that benefits meant for existing STs in the UT will not be…