Srinagar, Nov. 21 -- The ghost of their past still haunts each stakeholder of the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD)

By Sheikh Imran

AFTER the abrogation of article 370 and article 35-A on August 5th 2019, Jammu and Kashmir was kept under a blanket of curfew for months. Leaders of all shades were jailed and kept under detention, including, the three former Chief Ministers: Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti. Political process came to a stall while scores of people were jailed or kept under preventive custody. Modes of communication were snapped, both internet and voice calls were suspended, which were restored after months in a phased manner throughout the erstwhile State.

Consequently, the situation became ...