The stage is all set for an all-party meeting, scheduled to be held today (June 24) in New Delhi as the mainstream leaders from Jammu Kashmir, who were invited for the meeting, arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday.
The All-Party Meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to be held in New Delhi at 03:00 PM today.
Leaders from Jammu Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti, Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Apni Party president Syed Altaf Bukhari and CPI (M) senior leader Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami and Congress leader Tara Chand have arrived New Delhi today.
Congress senior leader and former J&K chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is also among the invitees, is already in New Delhi while Peoples Conference (PC) Chairman Sajad Ghani Lone has reached yesterday and NC vice president and former JK chief minister Omar Abdullah, has been in New Delhi for over one week.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) J&K president, Ravinder Raina and senior party Ravinder Raina have also reached New Delhi today while former Deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh will reach New Delhi tomorrow to participate in the All-Party Meeting.
Ahead of the meeting of Kashmiri leaders, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has reached the Prime Minister’s residence. According to reports, there can be talk between PM Modi and Amit Shah on the issue of Jammu Kashmir. The meeting with the leaders of Jammu Kashmir will start at three o’clock.
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6: 50 PM: 4 Main Points
PM Modi commits to the restoration of statehood.
PM Urged the Political parties to participate in the Delimitation process in Jammu Kashmir.
Kashmiri Leaders raised the issue of restoration of special status. “This has been the demand of the people of Jammu Kashmir,” GAPD told PM Modi.
Elections will be held in Jammu Kashmir after the delimitation is completed.
6:45 PM: Meeting between PM Modi and Jammu Kashmir Leaders Ends After more than 3 Hours in New Delhi- PM Modi made the concluding remarks. Leaders of the People’s Alliance expected to address the press shortly.
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6:30 PM: According to the sources, PM Narendra Modi is giving the concluding remarks.
PM Modi told the Kashmiri leaders of the “progress” made since 2019. He said that Block level elections held for the first time in Jammu Kashmir history. “New level of grassroots democracy district development councils created and DDC elections turn out at 51% higher than panchayats and Lok Sabha polls. Over Rs 3,000 crore-worth financial powers handed over to panchayats.”
6: 09 PM: Leaders from Jammu Kashmir present in the meeting are being given their time to present their views. The meeting has been underway for more than two hours now.
5:55 PM: Kashmiri Leaders finishing their remarks, Narendra Modi expected to give the closing remarks in a short while. The Kashmiri leaders are expected to address the press at the conclusion of the meeting.
5:02 PM: People throughout Jammu Kashmir cling to their cellphones and television sets as the ‘All-party meet’ continue in New Delhi. “our agenda is plain, we want restoration of Article 370 and 35A,” Shahid, a B.com Student from Kulgam. “We expect that the leaders will pick up the issue of 370 restorations,” Bhat Aijaz, a shopkeeper from Pulwama.
4:45 PM: As of now, the leaders from Jammu Kashmir are speaking and putting on their demands. Many leaders have emphasized on the restoration of special status to resume political activities in Jammu Kashmir.
3:30 PM: The crucial All-Party Meeting, being chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in New Delhi has begun where all the invitees from Jammu Kashmir have arrived.
3:20 PM: A Leh-based socio-religious and political organisations, along with BJP MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, have demanded a separate legislature for the Union Territory of Ladakh.
3:05 PM: The role of Army is diminishing in Kashmir with the active support of public and civil administration: Indian Army.
2:57 PM: Lieutenant Governor of Jammu Kashmir Manoj Sinha has arrived for PM Modi’s meeting with the JK political leaders.
2:54 PM: People’s Alliance likely to press for the release of Political prisoners, revocation of August 05 decision, Sources within PAGD to The Kashmiriyat.
2: 40 PM: Jammu Kashmir Congress President Ghulam Ahmad Mir stated, “We are going to raise the issue of full statehood.”
2:37 PM: We have always been asking the Government to hold dialogue to various stakeholders, We will press for the restoration of the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to us, we will not compromise on the basic demand of restoration of Articles 35 A and 370. “We will not let our people down,” Mohammed Amin Malik, CPI(M) General Secretary Jammu Kashmir told The Kashmiriyat.
2:20 PM: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah arrives at his residence in Delhi to participate in the all-party meeting of J&K’s political parties, called by PM Narendra Modi, later today.
11 AM: A small group of Kashmiri Pandits protests against the meeting in Jammu