Outsiders buying land in Srinagar, NC must be held accountable for demographic changes: Altaf Bukhari

J&K Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Sunday (September 27, 2026) claimed that outsiders were buying land in Kashmir, and the ruling National Conference (NC) must be held accountable if any demographic change occurred in Jammu and Kashmir.

“It is the government’s responsibility to prevent any attempt to change demography. Who allowed Mumbai-based Chawla sahib to purchase land for a hotel in Syedpora and a Delhi-based company to acquire 150 kanals in Chatterhama Hazratbal, despite the fact that such activities are not permissible under the existing domicile laws of Jammu and Kashmir?” Mr. Bukhari said at a public speech in Srinagar.

Mr. Bukhari, who quit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to float his own party after the abrogation of J&K’s special status in 2019, said the NC had sought votes on the planks of restoration of Articles 370 and 35A, and Statehood.