Will join NC protest if Article 370 restoration, lifting ban on Jamaat added to agenda: PDP
The PDP has refused to join a National Conference-led protest for Jammu and Kashmir statehood unless the agenda includes the restoration of Article 370 and the release of political prisoners. Mehbooba Mufti argued that demanding only statehood would legitimize the revocation of the region's special status.
Laying down its condition to join the protest scheduled by the National Conference in Delhi on Monday (July 20, 2026) seeking restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, the Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday (July 18, 2026) said restoration of Article 370, release of political prisoners and lifting the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami should also be included in the agenda.
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