Srinagar, June 20 -- In a strongly worded post on X, Para said, "By hiding this report, the NC government is abdicating its responsibility and keeping the people of J&K, especially its youth, in the dark."

He said the government's continued silence on the report amounted to evasion, and that PDP would have no choice but to launch peaceful protests across the region if transparency is not ensured.

"If this deliberate evasion continues, we will be left with no choice but to take this peaceful struggle for the rights of our youth to the streets across Jammu and Kashmir," he warned.

The opposition leader emphasized that secrecy has no place in a democracy. "Democratic institutions draw their legitimacy from transparency and accountability,...