Tag: #StatehoodDebate

KAS Row Sparks Political Firestorm: Sajad Lone Accuses Omar Abdullah of ‘Demolishing Careers’ of Aspirants

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KAS Row Sparks Political Firestorm: Sajad Lone Accuses Omar Abdullah of ‘Demolishing Careers’ of Aspirants

“He Has Demolished Their Careers”: How the KAS Row Turned Into Kashmir’s New Political Flashpoint By: Javid Amin | 07 December 2025 The political landscape of Jammu & Kashmir has always been layered, complex, and emotionally charged. But every few years, an issue arises that cuts beyond party lines and ideological identities—touching the deepest nerve in Kashmiri society: youth futures. The latest flashpoint is the Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) recruitment row, a controversy that has pushed thousands of aspirants into uncertainty and provoked widespread public anger. What began as allegations…

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Jammu and Kashmir Statehood Dilemma: Fresh Elections or Legal Transition?

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Jammu and Kashmir Statehood Dilemma: Fresh Elections or Legal Transition?

Between a Ballot and the Books of Law By: Javid Amin | Srinagar | 25 June 2025 As Jammu and Kashmir inches closer to regaining its statehood status, a fundamental debate has emerged: Should fresh elections be held once the region transitions from a Union Territory (UT) to a state? Or is the existing 90-member Legislative Assembly, formed under the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019, sufficient to serve as the legitimate state assembly? The question is more than procedural—it cuts to the core of democratic legitimacy, constitutional interpretation, and political strategy.…

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