LISTEN | Amit Baruah in conversation with Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami The CPI (M) leader says this election was the only option for the people of Jammu and Kashmir to express themselves. | Video Credit: Interview by Amit Baruah; Editing by Samson Ronald K.; Produced by: Jinoy Jose P. In a conversation with senior journalist Amit […]
In a conversation with senior journalist Amit Baruah, Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami, a veteran CPI(M) leader and MLA from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam, offers a candid and nuanced perspective on the region’s recent Assembly election—the first since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. Speaking after securing his fifth term as an MLA, Tarigami paints a […]
Early one morning, a group of workers in Mirhama village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, wearing white skullcaps gathered outside the polling station to monitor the election process. The workers belonged to the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), a socio-religious organisation, and had arrived to ensure that the voter base of Jamaat-backed candidate remained intact. Just a few […]
On August 16, the Election Commission of India announced the Assembly election for Jammu and Kashmir, giving people a chance to elect representatives after 10 years. These elections are significant, considering Jammu and Kashmir lost Article 370, its special status and statehood, on August 5, 2019. To understand the mood on the ground, Frontlinespoke to […]
