Restore J&K statehood, says human rights forum
A human rights forum has urged the Indian government to restore J&K's statehood and repeal the 2019 Reorganisation Act. The report warns that linking statehood to security concerns undermines democratic rights and highlights ongoing issues regarding detentions and social discrimination.
Why it matters
The report reflects the ongoing debate between security-focused governance and the restoration of democratic political processes in the Union Territory.
SRINAGAR: The Forum for Human Rights in J&K has called for full restoration of statehood and repeal of 2019 Reorganisation Act, cautioning that linking statehood to the security situation and terrorist attacks could erode democratic rights in the Union territory.It presented its annual report “Seven Years Under Union Rule — With a Special Section on Ladakh & Pakistan-held Territories of J&K (Aug 2025–July 2026)” to National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, PDP president and former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti, CPM’s MY Tarigami and Congress’s J&K president Tariq Hamid Karra.The forum said arguments that restoration of statehood is “not appropriate” because of security concerns and terrorist attacks are dangerous and could be used to undermine people’s democratic rights.It also backed statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the…
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