Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference
Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference | |
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Abbreviation | JKPC |
President | Sajjad Gani Lone |
Chairman | Abdul Gani Vakil |
Secretary | Imran Raza Ansari |
Founder | Abdul Ghani Lone , Iftikhar Hussain Ansari |
Founded | 1978 |
Headquarters | C-4 Church Lane |
Youth wing | Youth JKPC |
Women's wing | JKPC Women's Wing |
Alliance | NDA (2016-2018), (2024-present) PAGD (2020-21) |
Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 |
Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 |
Seats in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | 0 / 90 |
Seats in District Development Council | 8 / 280 |
Election symbol | |
Apple | |
Website | |
www | |
The Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference is a political party in Jammu and Kashmir, India, founded by Abdul Ghani Lone and Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari in 1978.[1][2] It is currently led by Sajjad Lone.[3] It won two seats in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in the 2014 elections. The party has origins in separatism and has since shifted into being a more pro-India party, which has moderated its views in favour of pragmatic goals.[4]
History
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Abdul Ghani Lone founded the People's Conference in 1977 and it was the only separatist organization registered with the Election Commission of India till 1996.
In 1993, Lone joined the secessionist Hurriyat Conference. His ideology about Kashmir was to make it an 'Independent Kashmir' after being anti-India as well as anti-Pakistan.[5]
See also
- Politics of Jammu and Kashmir
- Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
- Jammu and Kashmir Freedom Front
References
- ^ Widmalm, Sten (November 1997), "The Rise and Fall of Democracy in Jammu and Kashmir", Asian Survey, 37 (11): 1005–1030, doi:10.2307/2645738, JSTOR 2645738
- ^ Puri, Balraj (30 May 1987), "Fundamentalism in Kashmir, Fragmentation in Jammu", Economic and Political Weekly, 22 (22): 835–837, JSTOR 4377036
- ^ Rekha Chowdhary, The Kashmir elections have reshaped the language and agenda of all parties, Quartz India, 23 December 2014
- ^ https://theprint.in/politics/the-separatist-and-darling-of-kashmir-who-is-now-modis-younger-brother/153934/
- ^ "Hurriyat Leader Lone Shot Dead". www.outlookindia.com. Outlook magazine. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
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