In the latest development, three more organizations—Jammu Kashmir Islamic Political Party, Jammu Kashmir Muslim Democratic League, and the Kashmir Freedom Front—have formally severed ties with the All Parties Hurriyat Conference.
The move is being hailed by the government as yet another sign of declining separatist sentiment and growing trust in the Indian Constitution within the Valley.
Bashir Ahmad Andrabi, Chairman of the Kashmir Freedom Front and son of the late Mohammad Amin Andrabi, issued a signed public declaration disassociating himself and his organization from both factions of the Hurriyat Conference—Geelani (G) and Mirwaiz (M)—as well as from all separatist ideologies. He stated that the Hurriyat had failed to address the real concerns of the people and warned that any unauthorized use of his or his group’s name by separatist outfits would invite legal action.
In total, eleven organizations have now renounced separatism and pledged allegiance to the Constitution of India in recent weeks. Union Home Minister Amit Shah called this wave of disavowals a “prominent demonstration” of the people’s trust in the democratic framework of the country.
“Modi Ji’s vision for a united and powerful Bharat stands even more bolstered today,” Shah said in a statement on Tuesday.
Earlier, other groups such as Jammu and Kashmir Tahreeqi Isteqlal, Jammu Kashmir Tahreek-I-Istiqamat, the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement, and the Democratic Political Movement had also distanced themselves from the Hurriyat.
These groups have been welcomed by the central government for choosing the path of peace and constitutional engagement.
Prominent individuals with family ties to separatist leaders—such as Ruwa Shah, granddaughter of Syed Ali Geelani, and Sama Shabir, daughter of Shabir Shah—have also recently made headlines for publicly declaring their allegiance to the nation, further underlining what many observers are calling a generational shift in the political mood of Kashmir.
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