Ikkjutt Jammu (also stylised as IkkJutt Jammu) is a party based in the Jammu region of
Jammu and Kashmir,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It advocates for the creation of a separate Jammu state out of the Dogri speaking districts of
Jammu Division
The Jammu division (; ) is a revenue and administrative division within Jammu and Kashmir, a union territory of India. It consists of the districts of Jammu, Doda, Kathua, Ramban, Reasi, Kishtwar, Poonch, Rajouri, Udhampur and Samba. Most o ...
and for the reorganisation of
Kashmir Division
The Kashmir division is a revenue and administrative division constituting of the Kashmir Valley of the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It borders Jammu Division to the south and the union territory of Ladakh to the e ...
into two
union territories, one being
Panun Kashmir for
Kashmiri Hindus who have been
displaced from the region.
It was founded in November 2020 and is currently led by Ankur Sharma.
History
IkkJutt Jammu was originally founded as a social organisation based in Jammu. It officially became a political party on 14 November 2020. IkkJutt Jammu campaigned against the
Roshni Act Jammu and Kashmir State Land (Vesting of Ownership to Occupants) Act, 2001 commonly known as Roshni Act was promulgated during Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah's government in 2001. The law granted ownership of Jammu and Kashmir state lands to unauth ...
, which was declared unconstitutional by the
Jammu and Kashmir High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh is the common high court for union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. It was established as the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir on 26 March 1928 by the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. The s ...
in 2020.
Platform
In addition to advocating statehood for the
Jammu Division
The Jammu division (; ) is a revenue and administrative division within Jammu and Kashmir, a union territory of India. It consists of the districts of Jammu, Doda, Kathua, Ramban, Reasi, Kishtwar, Poonch, Rajouri, Udhampur and Samba. Most o ...
, the party seeks a return of
Kashmiri Hindu
Kashmiri Hindus are ethnic Kashmiris who practice Hinduism and are native to the Kashmir Valley of India. With respect to their contributions to Indian philosophy, Kashmiri Hindus developed the tradition of Kashmiri Shaivism. After their exodus ...
IDPs to the region, the complete administrative integration of Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of India and to promote and restore
Dogra
The Dogras or Dogra people, are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group in India and Pakistan consisting of the Dogri language speakers. They live predominantly in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, and in adjoining areas of Punjab, Himachal ...
heritage and pride in the region. It wants to stop what it describes as "Muslim separatism" and the "Jihadi war" in the region. The party believes that "Pan-Islamic forces" are carrying out war against the Indian nation and believes that these forces have "cleansed Kashmir of Hindus" and turned the region into a "Muslim monolith" through a process of "demographic invasion".
The party demands
Kashmir Division
The Kashmir division is a revenue and administrative division constituting of the Kashmir Valley of the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It borders Jammu Division to the south and the union territory of Ladakh to the e ...
be split into two separate
Union Territories, one for the almost entirely displaced
Kashmiri Hindu
Kashmiri Hindus are ethnic Kashmiris who practice Hinduism and are native to the Kashmir Valley of India. With respect to their contributions to Indian philosophy, Kashmiri Hindus developed the tradition of Kashmiri Shaivism. After their exodus ...
community (
Panun Kashmir). Ikkjutt Jammu demands that the
Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus
The Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus, or Pandits, is their early-1990 forced
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be recognised as a
genocide
Genocide is the intentional destruction of a people—usually defined as an ethnic, national, racial, or religious group—in whole or in part. Raphael Lemkin coined the term in 1944, combining the Greek word (, "race, people") with the Latin ...
and also demands protection of Jammu's Hindu demography.
See also
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Politics of Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir is administered by the Republic of India within the framework of a federal parliamentary republic as a union territory, like the union territory of Puducherry, with a multi-party democratic system of governance. Until 2019, it ...
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Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...
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Jammu and Kashmir Workers Party
The Jammu and Kashmir Workers Party (JKWP) is an Indian political party led by Mir Junaid in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The party supports the 2019 move to render Article 370 and 35a of the constitution of India inoperative.
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Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party
The Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) is a political party in Jammu and Kashmir, India, founded by Altaf Bukhari in March 2020.
History
The Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party was formed on 8 March 2020 by thirty one former members of the Jammu and ...
References
External links
IkkJutt Jammu on FacebookIkkJutt Jammu on Twitter
Political parties in India
State political parties in Jammu and Kashmir
2020 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir
Political parties established in 2020
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