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Protestors raised strong objections against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for issuing 84,000 domicile certificates to individuals from other states, allegedly to alter the demography of the Dogra state. Protestors also opposed the allocation of lakhs of kanals of land to 200 outside investors for business purposes. They alleged that, following the abrogation of Article 370 and the implementation of the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act, five lakh non-residents have purchased land, flats, and settled in the region.
The protest rally started at Amphalla, passed through Rehari Chungi and BC Road, and culminated at Janipur High Court Chowk. While addressing the gathering, Sunil Dimple reiterated demands for the restoration of Jammu & Kashmir’s statehood, special status, Article 370, and the immediate cancellation of all domicile certificates issued to non-residents. He urged the Chief Minister to reintroduce the state subject system and revoke all recently issued domiciles.
Dimple alleged that the entire assembly session was unproductive, as the Union Home Minister visited and left without providing a timeline for restoring Jammu & Kashmir’s statehood. He further accused the BJP and RSS of being adversaries of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji and the Dogra state, posing a significant threat to the region’s identity, culture, and demography.
He claimed the BJP is unwilling to restore statehood, and accused BJP MLAs of remaining silent during meetings with the Prime Minister and Home Minister, failing to press for Jammu & Kashmir’s statehood.
Citing a survey, Dimple alleged that five lakh people from Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and other states have already purchased land and settled in Jammu & Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370. He stated that the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) and the Housing Department have sold flats to outsiders, while local youth remain unemployed and 32,000 government posts lie vacant.
Dimple rejected the Waqf Bill outright, accusing the BJP of passing the bill to create religious divisions between Hindus and Muslims across India. He further alleged that the BJP government is looting Jammu & Kashmir’s resources—mining, liquor, and power projects—comparing their actions to those of the East India Company.
He demanded the immediate waiving of electricity bills, provision of 200 units of free electricity, and 12 LPG cylinders along with double ration for all residents. Additionally, he urged LG Manoj Sinha and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to resume the traditional Darbar Move starting this April.
Dimple strongly criticized the BJP, Prime Minister, and Home Minister, accusing them of being non-committal about restoring Jammu & Kashmir’s statehood. He also condemned the alleged "gang war" between BJP, PDP, and AAP MLAs in the assembly complex, calling it a "murder of democracy" and attributing it to the controversial passing of the Waqf Bill in Parliament.
He accused the MLAs of BJP, PDP, and AAP of behaving like gangsters in the assembly and failing to raise their voices for the restoration of Jammu & Kashmir's statehood.
Senior leaders present at the rally included Mohinder Kumar, Sudesh Kumar, S. Kungri Singh, S. Sunny Singh, Ibrahim Khan, Shafi Khan, Narender Chowdry, Raja, Ram Kumar, Bishan Das, and many others.
