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Jammu & Kashmir Under Strain: House Arrests of Political Leaders and a Looming Student Stir Over Reservation Policy

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Jammu & Kashmir Under Strain: House Arrests of Political Leaders and a Looming Student Stir Over Reservation Policy

Jammu & Kashmir House Arrests: Opposition Leaders Confined Amid Looming Student Reservation Protests By: Javid Amin | 28 December 2025 Jammu & Kashmir is witnessing rising political tension as authorities placed several opposition leaders under house arrest on Sunday, effectively stalling their participation in what was planned to be a major student protest over the reservation policy. The targeted detentions—including that of National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, PDP legislator Waheed ur Rehman Para, and former Srinagar mayor Junaid Azim Mattu—reflect deepening fault lines between the government and sections…

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Aga Ruhullah Mehdi Issues Ultimatum: Kashmir’s Reservation Crisis Nears Flashpoint as December Deadline Looms

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Aga Ruhullah Mehdi Issues Ultimatum: Kashmir’s Reservation Crisis Nears Flashpoint as December Deadline Looms

Aga Ruhullah Mehdi’s December Deadline Puts Kashmir’s Reservation Controversy on the Boil By: Javid Amin | 25 November 2025 In a sharp escalation of Kashmir’s ongoing debate over reservation reforms, Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi has delivered a strict ultimatum to the Jammu & Kashmir government: resolve the reservation controversy before the Winter Session of Parliament ends on December 19–20, 2025, or brace for renewed student-led protests. Speaking with an unusual mix of urgency and defiance, Mehdi warned that he is prepared to sit in protest again—this time for much…

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