{"id":89861,"date":"2025-08-11T00:37:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T19:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/?p=89861"},"modified":"2025-08-11T00:37:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T19:07:05","slug":"hakeem-yaseen-to-pm-hm-announce-jk-statehood-timeline-to-end-uncertainty-uphold-dignity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/11\/hakeem-yaseen-to-pm-hm-announce-jk-statehood-timeline-to-end-uncertainty-uphold-dignity\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakeem Yaseen to PM, HM: Announce J&#038;K Statehood Timeline to End Uncertainty, Uphold Dignity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Budgam, August 10:<\/strong>\u00a0People\u2019s Democratic Front (PDF) President and former minister Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen has made a strong appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to end the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s statehood by announcing a concrete timeline for its restoration.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at consecutive party conventions in Arizal, Khansahib, Central Kashmir\u2019s Budgam district, on August 8 and 9, Yaseen said that ambiguity over the return of statehood is fueling confusion and unrest among the people. \u201cRumours and speculation are dominating the public discourse. This must end with a clear announcement in Parliament,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2902074764665831\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_1_host\"><iframe id=\"aswift_1\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;client=ca-pub-2902074764665831&amp;output=html&amp;h=360&amp;adk=508241390&amp;adf=2195418203&amp;pi=t.aa~a.2067693828~i.6~rp.4&amp;w=360&amp;abgtt=9&amp;lmt=1754852663&amp;num_ads=1&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=4011532485&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=360x360&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Froshankashmir.net%2F2025%2F08%2F10%2Fhakeem-yaseen-to-pm-hm-announce-jk-statehood-timeline-to-end-uncertainty-uphold-dignity%2F&amp;fwr=1&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=275&amp;rw=330&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;sfro=1&amp;wgl=1&amp;fa=27&amp;uach=WyJBbmRyb2lkIiwiMTUuMC4wIiwiIiwiQ1BIMjQxMyIsIjEzOC4wLjcyMDQuMTc5IixudWxsLDEsbnVsbCwiIixbWyJOb3QpQTtCcmFuZCIsIjguMC4wLjAiXSxbIkNocm9taXVtIiwiMTM4LjAuNzIwNC4xNzkiXSxbIkdvb2dsZSBDaHJvbWUiLCIxMzguMC43MjA0LjE3OSJdXSwwXQ..&amp;dt=1754852663732&amp;bpp=2&amp;bdt=579&amp;idt=-M&amp;shv=r20250805&amp;mjsv=m202508050101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Da06a7633e7f5f24f%3AT%3D1754074076%3ART%3D1754852422%3AS%3DALNI_MaipBeygPRZZj0vY4cpiSSF0kNM8A&amp;gpic=UID%3D000010ffa5ab71ac%3AT%3D1754074076%3ART%3D1754852422%3AS%3DALNI_Mbo2VYP_xpC8x8r7n6y_T1MCvUMfA&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3D41e07ad46e89d6ab%3AT%3D1751478429%3ART%3D1754852422%3AS%3DAA-AfjY1fWeI4bJKXsMEzGXIz-qK&amp;prev_fmts=0x0&amp;nras=2&amp;correlator=3285177971736&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=330&amp;u_his=7&amp;u_h=804&amp;u_w=360&amp;u_ah=804&amp;u_aw=360&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=3&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=0&amp;ady=1740&amp;biw=360&amp;bih=668&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=95360549%2C95362656%2C95368229%2C42533293%2C95368937%2C95359265&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=7287424927238584&amp;tmod=633298175&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Froshankashmir.net%2F&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C360%2C0%2C360%2C669%2C360%2C668&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;td=1&amp;tdf=2&amp;psd=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLDNd&amp;nt=1&amp;pgls=CAEaBTYuNy4z~CAEQBRoGMy4zMS4x&amp;bisch=0&amp;blev=0.38&amp;ifi=2&amp;uci=a!2&amp;btvi=1&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=271\" name=\"aswift_1\" width=\"360\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!2\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CNCSic33gI8DFfuoZgId8LsXDQ\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>Yaseen emphasized that the restoration of statehood must come not as a concession, but as a constitutional right of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. \u201cStatehood is not a charity. It is our right and should be reinstated with full honour and dignity as promised by the Union Government,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<p>He warned that continued delays were affecting public morale and hampering development, particularly with rising unemployment and economic uncertainty. \u201cThe region\u2019s youth are bearing the brunt, struggling under the weight of unpaid loans, EMIs, and stalled projects,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Tourism, Hydel Projects Stalled; LG Assurances Await Implementation<\/p>\n<p>Yaseen also urged the administration to lift tourism restrictions in Budgam\u2019s key destinations such as Doodhpathri, Yousmarg, and Tosamaidan, saying that the bans are strangling the tourism economy and depriving thousands of families of their livelihoods. \u201cThe LG assured me that the restrictions would be lifted. We expect those promises to be kept without delay,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2902074764665831\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_2_host\"><iframe id=\"aswift_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;client=ca-pub-2902074764665831&amp;output=html&amp;h=360&amp;adk=508241390&amp;adf=3644814950&amp;pi=t.aa~a.2067693828~i.14~rp.4&amp;w=360&amp;abgtt=9&amp;lmt=1754852663&amp;num_ads=1&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=4011532485&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=360x360&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Froshankashmir.net%2F2025%2F08%2F10%2Fhakeem-yaseen-to-pm-hm-announce-jk-statehood-timeline-to-end-uncertainty-uphold-dignity%2F&amp;fwr=1&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=275&amp;rw=330&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;sfro=1&amp;wgl=1&amp;fa=27&amp;uach=WyJBbmRyb2lkIiwiMTUuMC4wIiwiIiwiQ1BIMjQxMyIsIjEzOC4wLjcyMDQuMTc5IixudWxsLDEsbnVsbCwiIixbWyJOb3QpQTtCcmFuZCIsIjguMC4wLjAiXSxbIkNocm9taXVtIiwiMTM4LjAuNzIwNC4xNzkiXSxbIkdvb2dsZSBDaHJvbWUiLCIxMzguMC43MjA0LjE3OSJdXSwwXQ..&amp;dt=1754852663732&amp;bpp=2&amp;bdt=579&amp;idt=-M&amp;shv=r20250805&amp;mjsv=m202508050101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Da06a7633e7f5f24f%3AT%3D1754074076%3ART%3D1754852422%3AS%3DALNI_MaipBeygPRZZj0vY4cpiSSF0kNM8A&amp;gpic=UID%3D000010ffa5ab71ac%3AT%3D1754074076%3ART%3D1754852422%3AS%3DALNI_Mbo2VYP_xpC8x8r7n6y_T1MCvUMfA&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3D41e07ad46e89d6ab%3AT%3D1751478429%3ART%3D1754852422%3AS%3DAA-AfjY1fWeI4bJKXsMEzGXIz-qK&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C360x360&amp;nras=3&amp;correlator=3285177971736&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=330&amp;u_his=7&amp;u_h=804&amp;u_w=360&amp;u_ah=804&amp;u_aw=360&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=3&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=0&amp;ady=3079&amp;biw=360&amp;bih=668&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=95360549%2C95362656%2C95368229%2C42533293%2C95368937%2C95359265&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=7287424927238584&amp;tmod=633298175&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Froshankashmir.net%2F&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C360%2C0%2C360%2C669%2C360%2C668&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;td=1&amp;tdf=2&amp;psd=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLDNd&amp;nt=1&amp;pgls=CAEaBTYuNy4z~CAEQBRoGMy4zMS4x&amp;bisch=0&amp;blev=0.38&amp;ifi=3&amp;uci=a!3&amp;btvi=2&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=273\" name=\"aswift_2\" width=\"360\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!3\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CJf3iM33gI8DFeSoZgIdqqkVaA\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>He further called for immediate action on mini-hydel projects in Suknag and Shaliganga, which he said are fully ready but stuck due to delays in tendering. \u201cThese projects are vital for generating employment and meeting local energy needs,\u201d Yaseen said, urging fast-tracked execution.<\/p>\n<p>Demands Constitutional Guarantees, Not Symbolic Promises<\/p>\n<p>Yaseen warned that symbolic or vague promises are no substitute for constitutional guarantees. He urged the Centre to roll back orders and bans that undermine the region\u2019s autonomy and restrict freedom of expression, including the banning of books.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocratic freedoms must be respected. The current restrictions only deepen mistrust between the people and the government,\u201d he cautioned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2902074764665831\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_3_host\"><iframe id=\"aswift_3\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;client=ca-pub-2902074764665831&amp;output=html&amp;h=360&amp;adk=508241390&amp;adf=648050754&amp;pi=t.aa~a.2067693828~i.22~rp.4&amp;w=360&amp;abgtt=9&amp;lmt=1754852664&amp;num_ads=1&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=4011532485&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=360x360&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Froshankashmir.net%2F2025%2F08%2F10%2Fhakeem-yaseen-to-pm-hm-announce-jk-statehood-timeline-to-end-uncertainty-uphold-dignity%2F&amp;fwr=1&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=275&amp;rw=330&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;sfro=1&amp;wgl=1&amp;fa=27&amp;uach=WyJBbmRyb2lkIiwiMTUuMC4wIiwiIiwiQ1BIMjQxMyIsIjEzOC4wLjcyMDQuMTc5IixudWxsLDEsbnVsbCwiIixbWyJOb3QpQTtCcmFuZCIsIjguMC4wLjAiXSxbIkNocm9taXVtIiwiMTM4LjAuNzIwNC4xNzkiXSxbIkdvb2dsZSBDaHJvbWUiLCIxMzguMC43MjA0LjE3OSJdXSwwXQ..&amp;dt=1754852663732&amp;bpp=2&amp;bdt=580&amp;idt=2&amp;shv=r20250805&amp;mjsv=m202508050101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Da06a7633e7f5f24f%3AT%3D1754074076%3ART%3D1754852422%3AS%3DALNI_MaipBeygPRZZj0vY4cpiSSF0kNM8A&amp;gpic=UID%3D000010ffa5ab71ac%3AT%3D1754074076%3ART%3D1754852422%3AS%3DALNI_Mbo2VYP_xpC8x8r7n6y_T1MCvUMfA&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3D41e07ad46e89d6ab%3AT%3D1751478429%3ART%3D1754852422%3AS%3DAA-AfjY1fWeI4bJKXsMEzGXIz-qK&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C360x360%2C360x360&amp;nras=4&amp;correlator=3285177971736&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=330&amp;u_his=7&amp;u_h=804&amp;u_w=360&amp;u_ah=804&amp;u_aw=360&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=3&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=0&amp;ady=4184&amp;biw=360&amp;bih=668&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=95360549%2C95362656%2C95368229%2C42533293%2C95368937%2C95359265&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=7287424927238584&amp;tmod=633298175&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Froshankashmir.net%2F&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C360%2C0%2C360%2C669%2C360%2C668&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;td=1&amp;tdf=2&amp;psd=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLDNd&amp;nt=1&amp;pgls=CAEaBTYuNy4z~CAEQBRoGMy4zMS4x&amp;bisch=0&amp;blev=0.38&amp;ifi=4&amp;uci=a!4&amp;btvi=3&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=275\" name=\"aswift_3\" width=\"360\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!4\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CKahic33gI8DFVKjZgIdB5UOFQ\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>In a scathing critique of the Congress party, Yaseen blamed it for initiating the political disempowerment of Jammu and Kashmir, citing the 1953 dismissal of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah as the start of a \u201clong betrayal.\u201d He urged the youth to critically engage with history and understand the root causes of the region\u2019s current status.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Budgam, August 10:&nbsp;People&rsquo;s Democratic Front (PDF) President and former minister Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen has made a strong appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to end the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Jammu and Kashmir&rsquo;s statehood by announcing a concrete timeline for its restoration. 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