{"id":352749,"date":"2025-03-05T00:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T06:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=352749"},"modified":"2025-03-05T00:45:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T06:15:22","slug":"congress-demands-caste-census-in-jammu-kashmir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/congress-demands-caste-census-in-jammu-kashmir\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress demands caste census in Jammu &#038; Kashmir"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/03\/Congress-demands-caste-census-in-Jammu-Kashmir-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-352750\" width=\"828\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/03\/Congress-demands-caste-census-in-Jammu-Kashmir-3.jpg 860w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/03\/Congress-demands-caste-census-in-Jammu-Kashmir-3-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/03\/Congress-demands-caste-census-in-Jammu-Kashmir-3-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/03\/Congress-demands-caste-census-in-Jammu-Kashmir-3-696x353.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/03\/Congress-demands-caste-census-in-Jammu-Kashmir-3-828x420.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jammu: Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Ghulam Ahmed Mir on Tuesday strongly advocated for a caste census in Jammu and Kashmir, arguing that it would help determine the exact population of various communities and ensure equitable distribution of benefits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking during the Motion of Thanks on the Lieutenant Governor\u2019s address in the J&amp;K Assembly, Mir also reiterated the Congress\u2019s demand for full statehood with legal and constitutional safeguards for locals in government jobs and land ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mir emphasized that the abrogation of Article 370 should not mark the end of J&amp;K\u2019s special provisions and urged the government to explore new legal frameworks for safeguards. He pointed out that constitutional amendments continue to evolve and suggested that fresh provisions for J&amp;K could be introduced through future amendments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the restoration of statehood, Mir stated that reinstating Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s status would empower the chief minister, strengthen democracy, and address several regional concerns. He welcomed Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha\u2019s remarks on statehood, saying they had generated fresh hope among the people, and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fulfill his commitment to J&amp;K\u2019s political future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mir also criticized the central government\u2019s approach to special status, noting that states like Bihar and Andhra Pradesh had sought and were being considered for special packages in exchange for political support. He questioned why similar demands for J&amp;K faced opposition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jammu: Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Ghulam Ahmed Mir on Tuesday strongly advocated for a caste census in Jammu and Kashmir, arguing that it would help determine the exact population of various communities and ensure equitable distribution of benefits.&nbsp; Speaking during the Motion of Thanks on the Lieutenant Governor\u2019s address in the J&amp;K Assembly, Mir [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":352750,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2014],"tags":[17416,16003,15686],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352749"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352749"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":352752,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352749\/revisions\/352752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/352750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}