Srinagar, Apr 11: In a significant development, another constituent of the separatist Hurriyat Conference — the Jammu and Kashmir Mass Movement — has distanced itself from secessionism and declared full allegiance to the unity and Constitution of India, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Friday.
“With this, as many as 12 Hurriyat-linked organisations in Jammu and Kashmir have now broken away from separatist ideology,” Shah said in a post on X, terming the move a testament to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat.
“Under the Modi government, the spirit of unity rules J&K. Another Hurriyat affiliate, Jammu and Kashmir Mass Movement, has rejected separatism, declaring complete commitment to the unity of Bharat. I sincerely welcome their move,” Shah said.
On April 8, three more organisations — the Jammu Kashmir Islamic Political Party, the Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Democratic League, and the Kashmir Freedom Front — announced their disassociation from the Hurriyat Conference.
Earlier, several other groups had taken similar steps, including the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement led by Shahid Saleem, the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Political Movement headed by advocate Shafi Reshi, and the Jammu and Kashmir Freedom Movement under the leadership of Mohammad Sharief Sartaj.
Two additional constituents — J&K Tehreeqi Isteqlal (led by Ghulam Nabi Sofi) and J&K Tehreek-I-Istiqaamat (led by Ghulam Nabi War) — had also renounced separatist affiliations in March.
Home Minister Shah earlier remarked that the Narendra Modi government’s inclusive and unifying policies have “tossed separatism out of Jammu and Kashmir.”
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