Srinagar, Apr 08 (KNO): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said three more organisations in Jammu and Kashmir have formally parted ways with the separatist conglomerate Hurriyat Conference.
As reported by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the development took place during Shah’s ongoing three-day visit to the region.
According to the Home Minister, the Jammu Kashmir Islamic Political Party, the Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Democratic League and the Kashmir Freedom Front are the latest to announce their separation from the Hurriyat. With this, the total number of groups distancing themselves from the separatist platform has reached eleven.
Shah said the move represents a growing shift in the region’s political landscape. "Three more organisations, namely Jammu Kashmir Islamic Political Party, Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Democratic League, and Kashmir Freedom Front, disassociate themselves from the Hurriyat. It is a prominent demonstration of the people's trust in the Constitution of India within the valley," Shah wrote on social media platform X.
In his statement, the Home Minister linked the development to the broader national framework, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's approach toward Jammu and Kashmir was gaining traction.
He added that these steps strengthen the path toward integration.
This announcement follows a similar development last month when several other constituents of the Hurriyat Conference declared their dissociation from the alliance. These included the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement led by Shahid Saleem, the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Political Movement led by advocate Shafi Reshi and the Jammu and Kashmir Freedom Movement headed by Mohd Sharief Sartaj.
On March 25, Shah commented that these decisions were the outcome of government policies that have focused on national integration in the region.
Within days, two more organisations including Jammu and Kashmir Tahreeqi Isteqlal, led by Ghulam Nabi Sofi, and Jammu and Kashmir Tehreek-I-Istiqaamat, led by Ghulam Nabi War also separated from Hurriyat—(KNO)