Team of Member Parliament Srinagar, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi Former Cabinet Minister of J&K State . Three Times State Legislator
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1. Calling Ruhullah narcissistic, bankrupt or theatrical doesn't answer a single question he raised. When political arguments run out, personal attacks begin. Address the promises, not the person.
2. NC celebrates the November 6, 2024 Assembly resolution as fulfilment of a manifesto promise. But passing a resolution is not the same as pursuing its implementation. Where is the sustained political struggle?
3. NC asks what Ruhullah did in Parliament on Article 370. He raised the issue in his maiden Lok Sabha speech in June 2024. Perhaps the party should check the parliamentary record before questioning his silence.
4. Gathering signatures for an impeachment motion and campaigning for J&K's constitutional rights are two different parliamentary exercises. Why must one cancel out the other? This is a diversion, not an answer.
5. On reservation, the government itself informed the Assembly in September 2026 that its Cabinet Sub-Committee report was still awaiting approval of the competent authority. Who is accountable for the delay?
6. NC says it has a roadmap. Fine. Where is the timeline? Where is the public progress report? Where are the measurable results? A roadmap that nobody can see is just another political promise.
7. Ruhullah's criticism of NC's approach to 2010 can be debated. But his ministerial tenure does not erase the questions surrounding civilian deaths during that year's unrest. Political accountability cannot have an expiry date.
8. The party says Ruhullah should have resigned earlier. Perhaps the more important question is: why did a party that promised to fight for constitutional rights need to lose one of its own MPs before taking these questions seriously?
9. NC keeps reminding everyone of its 90-year history. History deserves respect, but it cannot be used as a permanent shield against accountability. No political legacy gives today's leadership immunity.
10. The real question isn't why Ruhullah walked out. It is why a party that sought votes in the name of restoration, dignity and justice is now spending so much energy explaining why one of its own leaders should remain silent.
Team Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi retweeted
What a shameless statement. You have more anger for a man holding you to your promises than for those who stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its rights. Your courage appears only when the questions are directed at you.
The Qur'an was first invoked by your President, we responded to it - you are enraged now because Aga sb’s response has exposed you in his response.
You are fighting with the wrong man, sonny boy.
You call Aga Sb morally bankrupt. He has given up his seat. You have given up your commitments to keep yours. Spare us the lecture.
And spare us the claim that he remembered 2010 only today. He was part of that government. He owes answers for that, and leaving the party does not erase that responsibility. He has acknowledged it. Where is the same acknowledgment from the man who was Chief Minister?
You ask what he has done for Article 370. Have you listened to his speeches, or does your research begin and end with whatever flatters the crown prince?
Your statement demands answers about Parliament. Fine. Those questions can be answered from the record. Now answer the question you keep dodging: why did you ask people to vote for the restoration of Article 370 if your answer after winning was that those who took it away would not return it?
The BJP was in power when you wrote the manifesto. You knew exactly whom you would be dealing with. What changed after the election, apart from your access to office?
On reservation, you have the audacity to ask where his protest was. He stood with students outside the Chief Minister’s residence in December 2024. You remember it perfectly well. You have been attacking him for it ever since.
You promised to correct the injustice. Now you want applause for a committee and sympathy for a stalled file. Publish the decision. Publish the dates. Tell the students exactly what was proposed, when it was submitted and what remains blocked.
They deserve an answer, not another statement attacking the man standing beside them.
And this talk of “deft politics.” Is that what you call arriving with shawls for Delhi while carrying a mandate built on restoring our rights? Is that what the speeches about clear skies were supposed to achieve?
You are offended by his language. Where was this outrage when your own election promises became inconvenient?
Stop telling people that he owes his political existence to you. The votes belonged to the people. The seats belonged to the people. You did not confer a favour on Kashmir by allowing its people to elect their representatives.
That is the arrogance at the heart of this statement. You think public office is your inheritance and anyone who questions you is an ungrateful subject.
Today, he returned the seat you kept throwing in his face.
As for the narcissist, your British boy should not worry. Tell him to keep his passports ready. We will fund a first-class ticket back to London.
Get running, sonny boy. It is so done, bro.
Stay rattled.
Aga Ruhullah’s speech was a manifestation of his mental and moral bankruptcy, and an example of his self-obsession. While invoking the holy Quran and the divine message of dignity and respect for human beings, Ruhullah’s speech was full of derogatory, abusive and unparliamentary language against NC leadership. The language used by him only reflects who he is!
Since Aga Ruhullah has chosen to use the issue of special status and reservation to resign from NC, it’s important to keep the record straight. He only remembered to resign when he was told to by the party president. The same way he only remembered 2010 today when it suited him. He is a man who happily remained in office as a minister in 2010 until he was removed in a general reshuffle. He was happy to fight elections in 2014 on JKNC ticket and didn’t remember 2010 then. In fact he conveniently forgot all about it until 2026, 16 years later.
1: Wasn’t Aga Ruhullah the first to welcome the resolution demanding restoration of special status, passed by the J&K Assembly on November 6. Didn’t he say that it was the promise that had been delivered?
What has Aga Ruhullah done in Parliament on special status. Wasn’t he elected to the parliament to represent the sentiment of people and garner support of secular parties and MPs in the parliament.
Aga Ruhullah Mehdi was able to gather signatures of over 100 MPs from different parties in the parliament to move an impeachment motion against Allahabad High Court judge Shekar Kumar Yadav.
Can he tell us if he ever made such an effort to gather signatures of MPs for the restoration of special status or statehood?
Did he even try to move a resolution or bill in the parliament in this regard?
Aga Ruhullah Mehdi was sent to parliament to speak about the dispossession and how people’s will represented by the elected government has been undermined and belittled by the central government and its appointed Lt Governor in an attempt to delegitimise the vote and elected government. Did he speak even once - that even under the current UT arrangement, the departments which are technically under elected government are not allowed to function and LG continues to run them through remote control?
Aga Ruhullah Mehdi started his opposition to elected government on the issue of reservation in jobs, a grave injustice to the open merit category.
It’s indeed a grave injustice committed during LGs rule. NC raised this issue made it an important part of its election manifesto and promised to change it.
Ironically, Aga and his ilk chose to blame the whistleblower for the problem.
Did he ever utter a single word against LG and central government for snatching jobs of open merit category?
In accordance with its election promise, NC government formed a cabinet sub-committee and made first significant changes in the reservations. The file has been stalled by the powers that be. Did Mr Mehdi, raise this issue in the parliament and ask the centre why they have stalled the J&K cabinet decision on Reservation in jobs?
Aga sb was elected as MP six months before Assembly elections and formation of elected government in J&K. Did he organise a single protest against the LG and demanded justice for open merit?
Did he raise the issue of multiple fraud recruitments and exams and how job aspirants of one region were systematically removed from the system and jobs?
While the NC government knows its limitations given the present scheme of things, it has carefully chosen its roadmap on the issues which are directly linked to our existence and identity.
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Team Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi retweeted
بسمِ ربِ شهدا
Your Martyrdom was Allah’s reward for the way you lived your life. Your principles and courage-though hard to match-has always been the guide.
3rd November, 2026.
26th anniversary.
Shaheed Aga Syed Mehdi.
Team Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi retweeted
Open Invitation to the Press
Members of the press and media are cordially invited to cover the programme of Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on the 26th martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed Aga Syed Mehdi Sahib.
📅 Tuesday, 03 November 2026
🕙 10am onwards
📍 Behisht-e-Zehra Park, Budgam
Your presence matters so join us tommrow at 10 am onwards . Thanks
@Office_ASRM
@RuhullahMehdi
Team Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi retweeted
3rd November will be the day when conscience speaks louder than power.
A day of sacrifice, dignity and identity - not personality cult.
Join us at Bihisht-e-Zehra, Budgam where fetters will be broken.
Caravan of Hope led by @RuhullahMehdi Sahab.@Office_ASRM
3rd November will be the day when conscience speaks louder than power.
A day of sacrifice, dignity and identity - not personality cult.
Join us at Bihisht-e-Zehra, Budgam where fetters will be broken.
Caravan of Hope led by @RuhullahMehdi Sahab.@Office_ASRM
Team Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi retweeted
Office of Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi (@Office_ASRM) posts on X:
"@RuhullahMehdi will resign from the National Conference and his Lok Sabha seat on November 3, 2026.
The crown prince and his cabal treat J&K as an estate passed down through the family. They expect the people to vote, then know their place.
They take us for fools who cannot tell a broken promise from a political necessity. Ask them to honour their own manifesto, and they lecture us on how little we understand realpolitik.
We demanded the restoration of Article 370, the release of prisoners and the protection of our rights. They sought power on those promises, then treated us as fools for expecting them to deliver.
We refuse to lend our name to this humiliation. There is no fixing this rot from within.
The seat was won on a promise to the people.
@RuhullahMehdi will surrender it rather than make himself an accomplice to that promise’s betrayal.
He will address the people on the death anniversary of Martyr Aga Syed Mehdi at Behshit-e-Zehra Park, Budgam, on November 3. We welcome all to join."
Team Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi retweeted
@RuhullahMehdi will resign from the National Conference and his Lok Sabha seat on November 3, 2026.
The crown prince and his cabal treat J&K as an estate passed down through the family. They expect the people to vote, then know their place.
They take us for fools who cannot tell a broken promise from a political necessity. Ask them to honour their own manifesto, and they lecture us on how little we understand realpolitik.
We demanded the restoration of Article 370, the release of prisoners and the protection of our rights. They sought power on those promises, then treated us as fools for expecting them to deliver.
We refuse to lend our name to this humiliation. There is no fixing this rot from within.
The seat was won on a promise to the people.
@RuhullahMehdi will surrender it rather than make himself an accomplice to that promise’s betrayal.
He will address the people on the death anniversary of Martyr Aga Syed Mehdi at Behshit-e-Zehra Park, Budgam, on November 3. We welcome all to join.
Glimpses from today’s Majlis-e-Aza held at Nowgam, Sonawari, on the occasion of the martyrdom anniversary (Barsi) of Shaheed Aga Syed Mehdi (RA). 🖤
May Allah (SWT) grant him the highest ranks in Jannatul Firdaus. Ameen.
@Office_ASRM
@RuhullahMehdi
Team Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi retweeted
Nov 03 2026 ,
Ruhullah — A leader remembered for standing by his convictions
@RuhullahMehdi – at Badgam, Jammu & Kashmir
Team Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi retweeted
A CORDIAL INVITATION TO ALL
Let us come together in unity, dignity, and solidarity.
On 3 November, we will observe the martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed Aga Syed Mehdi (RA). On this solemn occasion, @RuhullahMehdi Sahab is set to submit his resignation, citing @JKNC_’s betrayal for the political aspirations of the people of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh, and its failure to stand firmly for the rights and aspirations we lost on 5 August 2019.
📍 Venue: Behisht-e-Zehra Park, Karipora, near DC Office, Budgam.
Everyone is earnestly requested to join us on this significant day and stand united in solidarity, dignity, and commitment to our collective voice.
UNITY | SOLIDARITY | OUR VOICE
Team Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi retweeted
Many people might disagree with my POV, and that’s absolutely fine.
My take: We all know that political parties may wear different colours, but ultimately, ek hi thaali ke chatte-batte hain sab.
Yet, in these times when trustworthy alternatives seem almost nonexistent, I feel this is someone worth placing our trust in. At least, he appears committed to the promises he made in his manifesto. Otherwise, how often do you see someone from a ruling party voluntarily resigning from their own MP seat?
While the NC seems busy fighting over a Cabinet reshuffle, this person has chosen to walk away from his parliamentary position. That, at the very least, deserves attention.
Remember the date: 3rd November.
May Allah bless Kashmir with fertile minds, political awareness, and the wisdom to recognise genuine leadership beyond party colours and slogans. 🤲
@Office_ASRM
@RuhullahMehdi
@TeamASRM
Chair huggers will never understand, Some promises are bigger than positions.@RuhullahMehdi
**Surah Al-Isra (17:34)**
> **وَأَوْفُوا بِالْعَهْدِ ۖ إِنَّ الْعَهْدَ كَانَ مَسْئُولًا**
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> اور عہد کو پورا کرو، بے شک عہد کے بارے میں پوچھا جائے گا۔
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> *Fulfil the pledge. Indeed, the pledge will be questioned.*
**1/ 🧵 — A promise is not forgotten simply because an election is over.**
In 2024, the people of Jammu and Kashmir were asked to place their trust in promises of statehood and the restoration of Article 370.
They voted. A government was formed. But the questions that brought people to the ballot box did not disappear with the election results.
**2/**
There is a difference between making a promise to win the trust of the people and accepting responsibility for that promise after winning power.
The first requires words. The second requires courage, consistency, and accountability.
And when the promise concerns the political future of an entire region, the obligation is greater still.
**3/**
August 2019 changed Jammu and Kashmir's constitutional and political landscape.
Article 370 was effectively rendered inoperative, and the former state was reorganised into two Union Territories.
For many people, this was not merely an administrative change. It raised fundamental questions about political autonomy, representation, identity, and the future of their relationship with the Indian Union.
**4/**
The National Conference sought a mandate on promises that included the restoration of Article 370 and statehood.
These were not insignificant campaign assurances. They addressed some of the most consequential political questions facing Jammu and Kashmir.
When a party asks people to trust it with such questions, it must expect to be questioned about them in return.
**5/**
An election is not a transaction in which a vote is exchanged for five years of silence.
It is a mandate accompanied by an obligation.
The people do not surrender their right to question the moment they cast their votes. If anything, that is when their right to demand accountability becomes most consequential.
**6/**
Statehood and Article 370 are distinct issues.
Restoring statehood would mean returning Jammu and Kashmir to state status within the Indian Union. Restoring Article 370 would involve a separate and far more complex constitutional question, shaped by the changes of 2019 and subsequent judicial decisions.
Neither should be reduced to a convenient slogan.
Both deserve honesty about what is possible, what has been attempted, and what remains unresolved.
**7/**
The elected government cannot unilaterally restore statehood or reinstate Article 370.
The Union government holds decisive authority over these matters, subject to the applicable constitutional framework.
But the limits of a government's authority do not eliminate its responsibility to explain its efforts, pursue its commitments, and remain answerable to the people who trusted it.
**8/**
There is a difference between failing to achieve an outcome and failing to demonstrate a credible effort towards it.
There is a difference between confronting institutional obstacles and offering those obstacles as a permanent answer.
And there is a difference between asking people for patience and giving them reasons to believe that their patience is being respected.
**9/**
This is where the question of political morality begins.
If a promise helped secure a mandate, what happens when that promise remains unfulfilled?
Does the responsibility end with a statement in an Assembly?
With a resolution?
With another speech?
Or does the obligation continue until the people receive an honest account of what has been done and what remains to be done?
**10/**
A resignation, too, must be understood in this context.
If a representative resigns over the gap between public promises and political outcomes, the act raises questions that go beyond the individual.
What principle is being defended? What accountability is being demanded? What concrete change is expected to follow?
A resignation alone cannot restore statehood or Article 370. Its significance rests on its stated reasons and the consequences it seeks to bring about.
**11/**
And the National Conference must be answerable for the promises it made.
The Union government must be answerable for the decisions and powers within its authority.
Accountability cannot be assigned selectively. It must follow the actual responsibilities of each institution.
The people deserve to know who can do what, what has been attempted, and why their expectations remain unmet.
**12/**
There is something deeply troubling about a political culture in which a promise can be repeated indefinitely without the public being given a clear account of its progress.
Words begin to replace action.
Declarations begin to replace scrutiny.
And the original demand risks becoming a permanent feature of political speeches rather than a matter of sustained political responsibility.
The people must not be expected to mistake repetition for progress.
**13/**
But this is not merely about one party, one leader, or one resignation.
The demand for statehood is larger than the National Conference. The political debate surrounding Article 370 is larger than a single election.
No party owns the aspirations of Jammu and Kashmir's people.
A party may represent a demand, but it cannot claim exclusive ownership of it—or immunity from criticism in its name.
**14/**
The people must be able to question the party they voted for without being accused of abandoning the cause.
They must be able to demand statehood while questioning the pace of the campaign for it.
They must be able to debate Article 370 without surrendering their right to scrutinise those who promised to fight for its restoration.
Democracy requires the freedom to question even those with whom we once placed our trust.
**15/**
And this is why the opening verse matters.
*Fulfil the pledge. Indeed, the pledge will be questioned.*
A promise is not made sacred by the person who makes it. It acquires moral weight because another person trusts it.
Political power may change hands. Governments may rise and fall. Circumstances may become complicated.
But none of that makes accountability irrelevant.
**16/**
The true measure of a mandate is not how convincingly it is announced, but how responsibly it is carried.
Not how many times a promise appears in a speech, but how transparently its progress is communicated.
Not whether a government can guarantee every outcome, but whether it has the integrity to pursue its commitments and tell the public the truth about its limitations.
**17/**
If statehood remains unresolved, explain the road ahead.
If Article 370 remains a constitutional demand, explain the legal and political realities surrounding it.
If obstacles stand in the way, identify them.
If commitments have not been fulfilled, account for them.
The people are entitled to something more meaningful than an endless cycle of promises, disappointment, and renewed appeals for patience.
**18/**
And if the instruction is to return to the people, then return to them with answers.
Return with a record of what has been done.
Return with an honest account of what has not.
Return prepared to face questions without treating scrutiny as disloyalty.
Because the people are not a political destination to be visited when convenient. They are the source of the mandate and the rightful audience for every explanation.
**19/**
Which brings us to the words that now carry a meaning far greater than a political gesture:
**کہا گیا عوام کے پاس جاؤ،
ہم عوام کے پاس آ گئے۔**
*We were told to go back to the people. So we came.*
But the real question is not whether we have returned.
It is whether we are prepared to answer for the promises that brought us here.
**20/20**
Surah Al-Isra reminds us that a pledge is not beyond accountability.
Statehood is not merely a campaign slogan. Article 370 is not a footnote in Jammu and Kashmir's political history. And a public mandate is not a licence to leave difficult questions unanswered.
The people entrusted their hopes to political representatives. They have every right to ask what has been done with that trust.
**A promise may win an election. Only accountability can give that promise meaning.**
And when the people ask for answers, the obligation is not theirs to explain why they are asking.
**The obligation belongs to those who made the pledge.**