Former Home Secretary G.K. Pillai-led group denied ‘police permission’ to release J&K report in Srinagar
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has denied police permission for a rights group led by former Home Secretary G.K. Pillai to release its annual report on the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. While opposition parties plan protests to mark the day, the BJP intends to celebrate the anniversary as a milestone for peace and development in the region.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing tensions regarding civil liberties and political expression in Jammu and Kashmir seven years after the revocation of its special status.
Former Home Secretary G.K. Pillai-led rights group on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) was denied police permission to release its report on the seventh anniversary of abrogation of provisions of Article 370 . Meanwhile, several J&K parties, including National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), announced their protest programmes on the occasion.
“To our utter disappointment, the J&K police have disallowed the use of Sheri-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) for the release of our report. We are thus compelled to cancel the report release function,” said retired Air Vice Marshal Kapil Kak.
The Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir is a rights group of eminent personalities, including former Supreme Court (SC) judge Justice Madan B. Lokur and former Kashmir interlocutor Radha Kumar.
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