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Forum seeks full Jammu and Kashmir statehood restoration
The Hindu··6 Aug
On August 5, the Forum for Human Rights in J and K, co-chaired by former Home Secretary Gopal Pillai and former interlocutor Radha Kumar, called for restoring full statehood and repealing the 2019 Reorganisation Act. The annual report also urged statehood and Sixth Schedule inclusion for Ladakh. Police had denied permission for a Srinagar release event.
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What It Means For You
- Residents of J and K can treat the report as another high-profile push for full statehood seven years after 2019.
- Ladakh residents can note the same forum backs statehood and Sixth Schedule protections for the Union Territory.
- Anyone following federal debates can separate the forum's constitutional arguments from the Centre's security timeline.
What's Happening
- On August 5, Gopal Pillai and Radha Kumar's forum released an annual report seeking full J and K statehood.
- The report also seeks repeal of the J and K Reorganisation Act, 2019, and Ladakh statehood with Sixth Schedule inclusion.
- Forum members said police denied permission for a planned Srinagar release function.
What The Forum Argues Seven Years After 2019
- August 5 marked seven years since special status ended and the former state was split into two Union Territories.
- The forum says demoting a state to UT status was unprecedented in independent India.
- It recommends restoring rights bodies and reviewing PSA and UAPA cases alongside statehood.
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