The
fo um
also
backed
statehood
fo
Ladakh
a d
its
i clusio
i
the
Sixth
Schedule
of
the
Co stitutio .
SRINAGAR:
The
Fo um
fo
Huma
Rights
i
J&K
has
called
fo
full
esto atio
of
statehood
a d
epeal
of
2019
Reo ga isatio
Act,
cautio i g
that
li ki g
statehood
to
the
secu ity
situatio
a d
te o ist
attacks
could
e ode
democ atic
ights
i
the
U io
te ito y.It
p ese ted
its
a ual
epo t
“Seve
Yea s
U de
U io
Rule
—
With
a
Special
Sectio
o
Ladakh
&
Pakista -held
Te ito ies
of
J&K
(Aug
2025–July
2026)”
to
Natio al
Co fe e ce
p eside t
Fa ooq
Abdullah,
PDP
p eside t
a d
fo me
J&K
CM
Mehbooba
Mufti,
CPM’s
MY
Ta igami
a d
Co g ess’s
J&K
p eside t
Ta iq
Hamid
Ka a.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
The
fo um
said
a gume ts
that
esto atio
of
statehood
is
“ ot
app op iate”
because
of
secu ity
co ce s
a d
te o ist
attacks
a e
da ge ous
a d
could
be
used
to
u de mi e
people’s
democ atic
ights.It
also
backed
statehood
fo
Ladakh
a d
its
i clusio
i
the
Sixth
Schedule
of
the
Co stitutio .It
p aised
J&K
HC
fo
a
se ies
of
o de s
quashi g
dete tio s
u de
Public
Safety
Act
a d
g a ti g
bail
u de
UAPA
a d
PSA
“…but
we
a e
co st ai ed
to
ote
that
its
epeated
st ictu es
do
ot
appea
to
have
led
to
cou se
co ectio
by
police,”
the
epo t
said.The
fo um,
a
i fo mal
g oup
of
co ce ed
citize s,
is
co-chai ed
by
fo me
U io
home
sec eta y
Gopal
Pillai
a d
Radha
Kuma ,
a
fo me
membe
of
the
g oup
of
i te locuto s
fo
J&K.
The
epo t
also
alleged
a
familia
backlash
agai st
Kashmi is
afte
te o ist
attacks,
i cludi g
the
ece t
Red
Fo t
blast
i
New
Delhi,
sayi g
they
faced
housi g
disc imi atio ,
fo ced
evictio s,
agg essive
ve ificatio
a d
hostility
f om
eighbou s,
shopkeepe s,
a d
co-wo ke s.
