Jammu and Kashmir Sajad Lone, Altaf Bukhari will not join NC’s Statehood protest in Delhi; Congress to take part July 17, 2026 gopalkumarthakur@gmail.com While Sajad Lone questioned both the timing and real motive, J&K Apni Party chief Altaf Bukhari said the NC’s proposed Jantar Mantar protest “is to empower its government not to empower people” Related posts: Farooq Abdullah claims lack of support within INDIA bloc on restoration of J&K Statehood Students of sealed seminary-cum-school hit streets, demand re-opening in Kashmir’s Shopian J&K govt. bids for Sufiyana music’s inclusion in UNESCO’s intangible heritage list Like Jammu, lotus will bloom in Kashmir too: BJP chief Nitin Nabin