J&K People's Movement and Democratic Political Movement sever ties with separatism; Amit Shah welcomes move
Two Hurriyat constituents, the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement and the J&K Democratic Political Movement, announced on 25 March 2025 that they had severed all ties with separatism.
Summary
Two constituents of the Hurriyat Conference, the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement (JKPM) and the J&K Democratic Political Movement (JKDPM), announced on 25 March 2025 that they had severed all ties with separatism. JKPM chairman Shahid Saleem declared that he and his organisation had no connection with either APHC(G) or APHC(A) and owed allegiance to India and its Constitution. JKDPM founder Mohammad Shafi Reshi, an advocate from Srinagar, made a similar declaration. Union Home Minister Amit Shah welcomed the move on X, saying separatism had become history in Kashmir and urging all such groups to shed separatism.
Key facts
- Date
- 25 March 2025
- Groups
- J&K People's Movement (JKPM) and J&K Democratic Political Movement (JKDPM)
- JKPM chairman
- Shahid Saleem
- JKDPM founder
- Mohammad Shafi Reshi
- Declared
- No link with APHC(G) or APHC(A); allegiance to the Constitution
- Welcomed by
- Home Minister Amit Shah
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Who is the chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement (JKPM), which announced on 25 March 2025 that it had severed ties with separatism?
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Correct answer: D — Shahid Saleem
JKPM chairman Shahid Saleem declared that he and his organisation had no link with APHC(G) or APHC(A).
Which two Hurriyat constituents announced on 25 March 2025 that they had severed ties with separatism?
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Correct answer: A — J&K People's Movement and J&K Democratic Political Movement
The JKPM and the JKDPM announced their break on 25 March 2025. The J&K Tahreeqi Isteqlal and J&K Tahreek-I-Istiqamat followed on 27 March.