Home Minister Amit Shah has praised Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement (JKPM) and Democratic Political Movement (DPM) for publicly renouncing their association with the separatist Hurriyat Conference and pledging allegiance to the Indian Constitution. Shah described the shift as a major victory for the Modi government’s unifying policies in Jammu and Kashmir.

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• Amit Shah hails JKPM and DPM’s commitment to the Indian Constitution.
• Both JKPM and DPM were once associated with the separatist Hurriyat Conference.
• These organizations denounced separatism and severed ties with Hurriyat’s agenda.
• Shah described separatism as a thing of the past in Kashmir.
• He welcomed the move as a step towards strengthening India’s unity.
• Shah urged all separatist groups to follow this path and abandon separatism.
• JKPM was founded by IAS officer Shah Faesal, who later returned to government service.
• DPM leader Mohammad Shafi Reshi, a former aide of Syed Ali Geelani, also distanced himself from Hurriyat.
• Separatist groups under Hurriyat umbrella were declared “unlawful” under UAPA by the Modi government.
• Shah emphasized the end of Hurriyat’s influence and previous talks with separatist and terrorist groups.