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“Before entering politics, I was a farmer myself. If Kashmir has to rise again, we must restore dignity to the farmer. @parawahid
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So, NC has bought its ally, the RSS-BJP to rescue its sinking ship and called him for a favour in the form of a quick press conference just to demonise and discredit genuine dissent.
OR
Do @OmarAbdullah own these allegations?
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Go through the @JKNC_ handle, search Ruhullah, and see how he was praised before they delete him from history like they always do.
For NC, anyone without the Abdullah family stamp has done nothing for Kashmir. This arrogant crap is the same fraud they have been selling since 1953.
Note: Open this tweet and see for yourselves before they erase it.⬇️
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Not a single NC leader or spokesperson has put their name to the party's statement, apparently fearing public backlash. Among 50 MLAs, not one office-bearer has come out to defend the CM or the NC president. That silence is a huge statement.
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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“Na Jhukne Wali PDP, Na Bikne Wali PDP!” ✊
@MehboobaMufti @jkpdp
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“Bol Ke Lab Azaad Hain Tere”
Breaking the Silence in J&K. @MehboobaMufti addresses massive gathering at SK Park.
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ALL forgotten.
CM @OmarAbdullah promised every constituency a ministry in return for a massive victory for NC candidates. Today ministries have gone to a chosen few close to him. The people delivered; he reneged.
1 lakh jobs, reservation, 12 gas cylinders, PSA repeal.
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For the last 2 years, the atmosphere around the Cabinet expansion by the NC was created in such a way that it felt like once it is done, half of Kashmir's problems would be solved. And today, what did we get:
Ali Mohd Sagar: 68+ years old.
Saifullah Mir: 65+ years old.
Shameema Firdous: 60+ years old.
Altaf Kaloo: 55+ years old.
How can almost an entire Cabinet, who have crossed the retirement age, be considered wise enough to be Ministers to decide the future of a generation they have no connection with? How can they understand challenges they have never lived and never felt?
If a 27 to 31-year-old has the potential to clear the country's toughest exam & is trusted to run the entire civil & police administration of a district, why shouldn't he be in the Assembly using all his potential, knowledge & energy for his own people?
Why should that place be filled with people old enough that the Govt itself has declared retired from service? How can they become the decision-makers for our future?
You trust the youth to crack UPSC, JKPSC, IIT and NEET. You trust them to hold the gun at the border & the pen in the DC office. But you exclude them from the decision making. For how long?
At a time when nearly 70% of J&K's population is youth, and when AI & robotics are redefining the very concepts of livelihood, education, jobs, security and human relationships, the entire Cabinet has been handed over to old lot.
Can they understand the trauma of youth who are being systematically excluded from all institutions because of an unjust reservation policy?
Can they understand the depression and anxiety of students across all fields spending 10 hours a day inside libraries for years with no outcome? The humiliation of exam scams, years wasted waiting for recruitment lists, and interviews that never come?
Can they feel the pain of a boy or a girl who desperately wants to live and work here, but is forced to leave home for a job in Delhi or Dubai just so that his family can eat?
Can they understand the fear of an AI-driven world where degrees are useless without skills, while 80% of our education is still traditional and outdated?
These are young people's battles & only the youth understand the gravity of these issues. Old energy can’t give new answers. If Kashmir's future is youth, why is there no youth in power?
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Disturbed to learn about the attack on a Kashmir bound bus in Haryana, leaving an elderly passenger injured and others traumatised. Reports of threats against J&K-registered vehicles are causing concern among people. Those in authority must ensure the safety of Kashmiri travellers and take swift and strict legal action against those responsible.
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A Delhi–Srinagar sleeper bus was attacked with bricks in Kurukshetra while passengers slept. An elderly Kashmiri was left bleeding. Disturbingly, reports suggest police targeted passengers instead of the attackers.
Hate is making ordinary Kashmiris unsafe. We demand arrests and accountability. FYI @DGPHaryana @police_haryana @HMOIndia
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Replugging.
The SIR drive in Bihar, described as a routine revision of electoral rolls risks replicating the effects of an NRC-like exercise. Under this “Special Intensive Revision,” all voters who are not listed in the 2003 rolls are now required to resubmit documents proving their eligibility. Previously, only proof of birth was needed but now the documentation demands are significantly stricter:
- Individuals born after 2003 must provide proof of both parents place of birth.
- Those born between July 1, 1987 and December 2, 2004 must furnish proof of their own birth and/or one parent’s place of birth.
- Officials claim these requirements align with the Citizenship Act, 1955. However, the scale and structure of the process suggest it is far more than a standard update.
The timeline is alarmingly short. The process begins this Wednesday, with a draft roll to be published today (August 1). Voters have until September 1 to file claims and objections, while the final roll is due on September 30. In just over a month, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are expected to conduct door to door verification across the state. Eligible voters must submit pre-filled forms along with supporting documents to BLOs or upload them via the ECINET portal or app.
Yet questions remain: How many people, especially in rural and marginalised communities have access to Internet or even the basic awareness of the process?
This exercise raises serious concerns, particularly because it appears to disproportionately target alleged “Bangladeshi immigrants” a group often conflated with Bengalis or Muslims. The risk of exclusion is very high, especially for orphans, abandoned children, migrant labourers, homeless people and those whose parents lack official documentation.
This is likely to disenfranchise thousands of eligible voters. While some may have the required paperwork, many others especially those living in slums, remote villages & tribal areas simply do not.
The parallels of this exercise with the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam are stark, which led to the exclusion of nearly 2 million people, many of whom are still fighting legal battles to prove their citizenship despite having lived in India their entire lives. The Bihar revision, though framed as administrative, carries similar risks of mass exclusion without adequate safeguards. Although the Election Commission of India presents this as a routine update, the entire design, speed & intent of the whole exercise suggest otherwise. With reported plans to replicate this model nationwide, the fear of widespread disenfranchisement is imminent.
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FAITH BEYOND BARRIERS, COURAGE BEYOND WORDS
@parawahid met over 20 specially abled children at Madrasa Abdullah Bin Abbas, Chersoo, Pulwama, memorising the Holy Quran despite being unable to Hear, Speak or See.
May Allah accept their Hifz and bless them and their teachers.
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The tale of leadership of 2 protests in India:
Anti-CAA (2019-20) Anti-ECI/SIR (2026)
Umar Khalid Abhijeet Dipke
Sharjeel Imam Saurav Das
Gulfisha Fatima Neha Bohra
Safoora Zargar Ratna Singh
Shifa-ur-Rehman Ashutosh Ranka
Today, the protests happening in Delhi led by Abhijeet, Neha, Saurav, etc is an extension of the same resistance that was first lit & led by Umar, Gulfisha, Sharjeel, etc in Shaheen Bagh. But the difference in how the two were treated is heartbreaking.
What is being fought for at Jantar Mantar today, the people in Shaheen Bagh, AMU & Jamia were fighting for almost the same in 2019-20. But how is it that the pain of Jantar Mantar becomes the conscience of the nation, while the pain & tears of Shaheen Bagh, AMU, Jamia are buried, criminalised & jailed in silence?
When Abhijeet, Neha, Saurav & others were touched, the entire civil society, media & political ecosystem erupts in one voice. Editorials are written, debates are held, and they are hailed as defenders of democracy & the future of the nation.
But when students were lathi-charged inside AMU & Jamia, when Shaheen Bagh was met with brute force & young activists were branded as anti-nationals & thrown into jails to rot for years without trial, there was ominous silence. No political party called for a protest, no studio held a debate that democracy was in danger. Instead, the same media that is defending Jantar Mantar today presented them as anti-nationals.
We are celebrating Jantar Mantar today, but we abandoned the daughters & sons of our nation when they were fighting for what is being fought today in 2019 at Shaheen Bagh.
History may remember that in 2026 all opposition parties assembled together to stand with student activists to save democracy, but it will never forget that in 2019 they closed their eyes & ears and let poor Muslim students pay the price for saving that same democracy.
#delhijantarmantar #AISAProtest #cjp_पार्टी #Srinagar #resigngyaneshkumar
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My earlier X (Twitter) account was hacked in July, and despite repeated attempts and complaints for over three months, I have been unable to recover it. I have sent 50+ emails and received not a single response. That says a lot about X’s customer support system and its disregard for the concerns of its subscribers.
Much thanks to our cyber security experts here and @X for this sheer incompetence. @elonmusk
I am now active on this new account, despite my deeply disappointing experience with a platform that cannot seem to protect the security of a paying subscriber, let alone provide basic customer support or respond to legitimate concerns.
Yet, you continue to stay here because of the people you connect with, the knowledge you gain, and the information you exchange. Before bragging about Starlink in the name of education and seeking to attract more subscribers and revenue from India, @elonmusk should first ensure that X has a responsive support team that takes its existing subscribers seriously.
Requesting everyone to connect with me on this account and help spread the word as we rebuild our network.
Thank you for your continued support.
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FTR
@OmarAbdullah was part of the INDIA bloc when he questioned @RahulGandhi over EVM vote chori. After becoming CM, he targeted @INCIndia and praised Modi and the ECI.
NC cannot escape its responsibility for the 1987 blunder. Kashmiris have paid the price for decades.
After being the first to attack the PAGD, @jkpdp MLA Waheed Para has now turned his guns on the unity of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc.
One has to wonder why @INCIndia continues to accommodate @jkpdp in the alliance.
Instead of holding @BJP4India accountable, Para appears more focused on weakening the opposition narrative thereby trying to give the Modi regime an escape route.
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The Muslim Conference was converted into the National Conference by Sheikh Abdullah with the support extended by leaders like Gandhi and Nehru, not by Allama Iqbal. For this, he embraced a new ideological framework "Kashmiriyat" at the cost of remaining dominant in Kashmir's political landscape.
This marked the birth of Kashmiriyat, an ideological shift that replaced the earlier framework of Muslim consciousness. The alignment of Sheikh Abdullah with this framework played a decisive role in this ideological replacement of rejecting the Muslim League’s Two-Nation Theory.
One of most important outcome of historical significance for Kashmir that came out after the Glancy commission report (1931-32) on discrimination faced by muslims which exposed the systemic oppression faced by the Muslim population under the Hindu Dogra ruling class was formation of J&K Muslim Conference in 1932, a party centred around the cause of Muslims.
This was the first ever mass movement in modern history of Kashmir emerged that gave vocabulary & structure to nascent Muslim consciousness, BUT when everyone was conceivable that this movement might eventually evolve into a Muslim nationalist movement, this did not happen. Instead, the SHEIKH ABDULLAH changed the ideological framework rooted in Muslim consciousness of that time & replaced by a new framework by converting Muslim Conference into the National Conference.
With this conversion, Sheikh Abdullah buried J&K Muslim Conference, initially created to explicitly represent Muslim identity, by transforming into the J&K National Conference in 1939. This conversion almost killed the space for any strong Muslim political organisation & was the verdict against the framework of "Religion as nationality."
The decision for the Muslim-majority region of Kashmir to accede to India was influenced by this transformation that the NC, under Sheikh Abdullah’s leadership, remained dominant in Kashmir’s political landscape. This dominance was maintained for years & years.
But in 1944, Sheikh Abdullah sought approval from Muhammad Ali Jinnah to gauge whether his party, the National Conference, or the Muslim Conference was more popular among Muslims in Kashmir. This raises a crucial question: if Abdullah later rejected the Two-Nation Theory and aligned with secular nationalism, why did he seek Jinnah’s approval in the first place? The invitation was a strategic move to assert Kashmiri autonomy, and showcase Abdullah’s focus on addressing class-based oppression over religion-based identity.
It is paradoxical that Sheikh Abdullah and the NC, despite their opposition to the oppressive Dogra regime, eventually became more acceptable to the Hindu Maharaja than organizations like the Musim Conference. The latter, despite being exclusively Muslim in membership and advocating for Muslim nationality, was sidelined in favor of the National conference.
In this entire process of transformation , the Kashmiriyat framework was sold as the dominant alternative. This shaped Kashmiri politics for years to come, but the cosmetic use of Kashmiriyat failed to reflect the common will of all masses. Instead, contradictions emerged, and Muslim consciousness remained a persistent force in Kashmiri politics.
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You are the youngest one in our friend circle, and with your marriage, an era has come to an end. We grew up together, shared countless memories, laughter, and moments that we’ll always cherish. Wishing you a lifetime of love, happiness, and beautiful memories ahead. ❤️
Congratulations @_rovmut
