Jammu, March 25 -- In a significant political development, two constituents of the Hurriyat Conference renounced separatism and pledged allegiance to India.
Two Hurriyat-affiliated organizations-the Jammu Kashmir People's Movement (JKPM) and the Democratic Political Movement (DPM)-had announced their decision to severe ties with the All Parties Hurriyat Conference.
Declaring a complete break from the Hurriyat, JKPM Chairman Shahid Saleem renounced separatism and reaffirmed his allegiance to India and its Constitution.
"I am a loyal citizen of India, and both my organization and I owe complete allegiance to the Constitution of India," he stated in a handout issued to select media outlets.
Saleem made it clear that neither he nor his orga...