Separatist Leader and Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Independent Movement Bilal Gani Lone is likely to switch to mainstream politics, sources said. Srinagar:  Separatist Leader and Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Independent Movement Bilal Gani Lone is likely to switch to mainstream politics, sources said. Bilal... The post appeared first on .

Separatist Leader and Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Independent Movement Bilal Gani Lone is likely to switch to mainstream politics, sources said.

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 22 (ANI): The chief of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference Sajad Lone on Monday said that they will sit on hunger strike in front of Parliament in Delhi if the rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir are compromised.

Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 23 (ANI): Calling 'The Kashmir Files' a work of fiction, Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference chairman Sajad Lone on Tuesday said that the maker of the film will drown the country in hatred while also stating that Kashmiri Muslims have suffered 50 times more than Pandits.

Srinagar Dec 22 PTI Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday accused National Conference of legitimizing the grossly unfair proposal of Delimitation Commission by participating in the proceedings claiming that the recommendation of the panel cannot be challenged before any court of law The Delimitation Commission set up to redraw the assembly seats of the union territory is learnt to have proposed six additional seats for the Jammu region and one for the Kashmir Valley in its Paper 1 discussed with its five associate members - three parliamentarians of the National Conference NC and two of the BJP from Jammu and Kashmir - in New Delhi on Monday He said the NCs U-turn to participate in the delimitation commission meeting has legitimized the grossly unfair delimitaion commission proposalDont the people of Kashmir deserve- that 3 MPs should have known that - they will be legitimising the delimitation commission a document- which cannot be legally challenged Legal legitimacy is constitutionally innate Political legitimacy was bestowed by NC Lone said in a statement Will somebody please enlighten them PAGD This report cannot be challenged in court It is legally unchallengeable Heavens sake Stop lying through your teeth he said Lone said the Article 329a in The Constitution Of India 1949a the validity of any law relating to the delimitation of constituencies or the allotment of seats to such constituencies made or purporting to be made under Article 327 or Article 328 shall not be called in question in any court Art 329a of Constitution of India bars challenge to delimitation of constituencies or allotment of seats in any court of law he said Going by sub- section 2 of section 10 of Delimitation Act the orders of the Commission have force of the law and shall not be called in question in any court he addedPTI MIJ RCJ RCJ

Srinagar Dec 19 PTI Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Sunday said the issue of Article 370 -- revoked by the Centre in August 2019 -- was sacrosanct and the demand for its restoration will never die He said the party will fight for whatever has been snatched from the people of Jammu and Kashmir unconstitutionally The issue of Article 370 is sacrosanct and its demand will never die It is not subservient to our raising of the issue The chapter of Article 370 contrary to what Delhi thinks is not closed Lone said addressing a gathering of party workers in the Shangus assembly segment in south Kashmir It was the partys first public outreach programme in recent times He said the Peoples Conference PC will speak truthfully to the people about the status of Article 370 and its stand on it is clear He asked the National Conference leadership to explain its u-turn on the participation in the delimitation exercise If participating in the meeting was an endorsement of abrogation of Article 370 in May then how is it not an endorsement in December If something was wrong in May how could it be right in December Were they lying then or are they lying now he asked Lone was referring to the decision of the NC over its participation in the meeting of the associate members of the commission which is scheduled to take place on Monday The PC president asked whether it again was a part of an act scripted and directed in Delhi The NC must come out clean and explain the reasons for change of heart What has changed in Kashmir for them to now deem this exercise legitimate We cant afford duplicity after what happened on August 5 he said Accusing the traditional mainstream parties of being hand in glove with Delhi Lone said in lieu of political space these parties have irreversibly damaged the cause of the people of Kashmir People of Kashmir need to understand the concept of political space Either the traditional parties are actually feeling the pain of the people and advocating for their rights or they are a part of a grand theatre The theatre is scripted directed and produced by Delhi and they are mere actors enacting their respective roles They at times have to shout at times have to cry at times have to act the martyr he said Lone alleged that it was a mutually beneficial deal between Delhi and the two families -- apparently referring to Abdullahs and Muftis In their private meetings they tell Delhi to do whatever you want to do in Kashmir kill whoever you want to kill beat and arrest whoever you want to but give us the freedom to cry to mourn They are professional mourners We believe mourning is a part of the act for them Unlike us they are allowed the luxury to mourn and cry on the pretext of granting them political space he further alleged The PC president said if Delhi has been consistent on anything it has been its consistency for disdain and condemn for the people of Kashmir We have not seen any let up in the last so many decades in their attitude Erosions started the moment Article 370 was enacted in the 1950s and ended with its abrogation in 2019 Not a single year or a single month has passed since 1989 when the people of Kashmir have not been mercilessly killed or jailed The people of Kashmir have been the victims of Delhis excesses for decades now irrespective of which party was in power Let our memories not fail us he said Lashing out at the administration for choking and stifling the voices of the people and creating a pressure-cooker like situation in Kashmir Lone said those at the helm are spreading poison for our future generations PTI SSB AQS AQS

Srinagar Oct 26 PTI Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Lone on Tuesday said punitive actions against the Kashmiri youth will not help as they have not helped in the past as well Referring to the registration of two FIRs against the medical students in the valley for celebrating Pakistans victory over India in the Sundays T20 international cricket match at Dubai Lone said he does not see anti-Indianism or pro-Pakistanism as an irreversible conditionI strongly disagree If you think that they r not patriotic enough because they cheered for another team- u should have the courage and the belief to wean them back if u think they have gone patriotically astray Punitive actions wont help Have not helped in the past either Lone said on TwitterHe was reacting to a tweet calling for the suspension of the studentsThe Peoples Conference chairman said We live in Kashmir and have to live with those who are ideologically opposed to usBut were confident that it is a game of narratives of discourses And that we will win We will convince all about the goodness of our ideology We will prevail But that that is if u allow us to he saidWe dont see anti Indianism or pro-Pakistanism as an irreversible condition It is at best a curable disease Let us cure it Allow us to cure it Trust me Punitive actions can worsen the disease he added in another tweetMeanwhile CPI M secretary Ghulam Nabi Malik termed the FIR as unwarranted unnecessary and demanded immediate rollback of the charges against the studentsThe past experiences reveal that such punitive actions have not helped in achieving any results nor it will have any desired outcome this time Winning and losing is part of any game and in a democratic setup everybody has a choice to cheer up for his favourite team or a player Malik saidHe said there are such examples where Indian fans gave standing ovation to Pakistan cricket team after its victory and same things happened with Pakistani crowds cheering up for the India team In 1999 Chennai crowd gave a standing ovation to victorious Pakistan side The crowd applauded the fact that Pakistan on that day was the better of the two sides The Pakistani team reciprocated in kind to the crowds gesture taking a victory lap around the ground Nobody become anti-national if he supports one team or the other he saidMalik urged upon J-K administration to immediately revoke the charges framed against the medical college students and help them to continue their degrees PTI SSB MIJ CK

Srinagar Sep 17 PTI Political parties on Friday condemned the killing of a policeman by militants in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir Banto Sharma a resident of Wanpoh area in Kulgam was shot dead by militants at around 6 pm I unequivocally condemn the militant attack in Kulgam district of South Kashmir My heartfelt condolences to the family colleagues of Constable Bantoo Sharma of Railway Protection Force who was killed in the line of duty earlier this evening May his soul rest in peace National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah said in a tweet PDP president Mehbooba Mufti also took to Twitter to condemn the killing of the policeman Very sorry to hear about the terrorist attack in Kulgam today that claimed yet another innocent life Deepest condolences prayers with Bantoo Sharma jis family May his soul rest in peace Peoples Conference PC chairman Sajad Lone also condemned the killing Strongly condemn the killing of a policeman in Kulgam May Allah give patience to the family of Bantu Sharma to bear this loss And May the killers rot in hell Lone tweeted PTI SSB MIJ AQS AQS

Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani died at his residence in Srinagar on Wednesday night. The hardline leader had been suffering from a kidney disease for over two decades, besides having other age-related issues, including dementia. 91-year-old Geelani, spearheaded the separatist movement in Jammu and Kashmir for over three decades. Also See | ‘Bring them […]