Srinagar, March 25 -- Another group, the Jammu-based J&K Freedom Movement headed by Mohammad Sharief Sartaj, also ended its long association with the separatist amalgam and announced disbanding of the group with immediate effect.

While the JKPM is headed by Shahid Saleem, the JKDPM is led by Shafi Reshi, an advocate.

In a statement, Saleem said he has distanced himself and his organisation from the separatist ideology, and vowed allegiance to India and the Constitution.

"I am a loyal citizen of India and both my organisation and I owe allegiance to the Constitution of India," he said in the statement to the vernacular press in Srinagar.

Welcoming Saleem and Reshi's decisions, Union Home Minister Shah said this step will strengthen Bha...