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JAMMU: Political activities are slowly coming to life in Jammu and Kashmir as the regionโ€™s first major election, the parliamentary election nears. To build the momentum,โ€ฆ

JAMMU: Political activities are slowly coming to life in Jammu and Kashmir as the regionโ€™s first major election, the parliamentary election nears.

To build the momentum, mainstream parties of Jammu and Kashmir have come together to launch a protest a protest against the alleged misrule of the BJP-led Central government and to demand the restoration of the regionโ€™s statehood.

On Tuesday, senior leader gathered for a meeting under the chairmanship of former chief minister and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah in Jammu and unanimously decided to hold a peaceful protest against the BJP in Jammu next week.

โ€œThe constitution is suspended and the democratic rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir are under attack,โ€ said Dr Abdullah, adding, โ€œWe all have decided to stage a peaceful protest on October 10.โ€

The organisers are in the process of seeking necessary permission from the divisional commissioner.

The meeting was attended by J&K People Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti, her partyโ€™s general secretary Amreek Singh Reen, JKPCC president Vikar Rasool Wani, working president Raman Bhalla, CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami, Dogra Sadar Sabha chief Gulchain Singh Charak, and Jammu and Kashmir Shiv Sena (UBT) president Manish Sahni.