17/09/2026
PRESS STATEMENT
JDF Migrant Wing Secretary Shri Ashok Kumar Bhat Participates in Jantar Mantar Protest on Three-Point Charter for Jammu & Kashmir
New Delhi, September 17, 2026:
The Jammu & Kashmir Justice and Development Front (JDF) expresses its solidarity with the peaceful democratic protest organised today at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, by the Jammu & Kashmir Awami-e-Tehreek, under the leadership of its President Waqar H. Bhatti.
The programme was scheduled for 17 September 2026 at 10:00 AM.
Despite the last-minute denial, the gathering provided an opportunity to place before the public the three issues highlighted in the proposed protest charter. JDF was represented at the programme by Shri Ashok Kumar Bhat, Secretary, Migrant Wing, reaffirming JDF’s participation in and solidarity with the democratic expression of concerns relating to Jammu & Kashmir.
The protest focused on the following three demands:
1. Immediate Restoration of Full Statehood to Jammu & Kashmir, with all constitutional guarantees.
2. Release and Justice for Political Prisoners, including review of prolonged detentions and adherence to democratic rights and due process of law.
3. Safeguard, Dignity and Honourable Return of the Kashmiri Pandit Community, with security, rehabilitation and an environment conducive to coexistence and brotherhood.
JDF believes that issues concerning the political future, democratic rights, dignity and rehabilitation of the people of Jammu & Kashmir must continue to be articulated through peaceful, constitutional and democratic means.
The participation of JDF representative Shri Ashok Kumar Bhat reflects the Front’s commitment to engaging with concerns affecting different sections of the people of Jammu & Kashmir and to supporting peaceful democratic platforms where such concerns are placed before the nation.