Sayar Reshi. File | Photo Credit: Imran Nissar
Several important members of the forbidden Jamaat-E-Islam (JEI) on Sunday (April 27, 2025) hover a new political party, justice and development queue (JDF), Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and undertook to participate in all the upcoming elections in J&K.
“The principles of the founding party are justice, development and public welfare. We intend to participate in an active role in solving people’s problems. The party will fill in the gap between administration and local organizations focusing on questions such as education, healthcare, employment of youth and community.
Mr. Reshi, who will act as a general secretary of the party, attacked the elections to the assembly of 2024 from the Kulgam constituency.
JDF, launched in the office in Nowgam, announced Shamem Ahmad Thokar as president of the party. Abdul Rehman Shall, who fought the elections to the 2024 Assembly of Baramully, was appointed vice -chairman of the party.
“People supported us (during the elections). We decided to return to the local level and stronger. We will participate in all the upcoming elections. People felt that their real representatives were not on earth. We joined the political arena to fill in the emptiness,” Mr. Reshi said.
Thokar condemned the Pahalgam attack and said, “No words are enough to condemn the attack. However, I recall the Indian government and governor of Lieutenant to stop the process of blasting and destroying home.
Social Justice, Basic Rights
JDF leaders stressed that the newly translucent party will work on the future that ensures social justice, economic progress and protection of basic rights for all citizens. “JDF is the opening of new hopes for the inhabitants of J&K,” they said.
The start of the opening was also present by former Secretary General Jei Ghulam Qadir Lone. Head leader Jei Ghulam Qadir Wani of Pulwam’s Guss was the first prominent leader to led the Panel Jei to defend the decision to challenge elections in J&K.
Members of the forbidden Jei attacked the elections together 2024 from several seats in the north, south and central Kashmir. But they couldn’t get any chair. The JEI fraction decision divided the socio-football group into two factions.
In 2019, the Ministry of the Interior of the Union banned Jamaat-E-Islami for the “unlawful association” under the Act on the Prevention of Unlawful Activities (UAPA) for five years. In February 2024 the ban was extended until 2029.
Published – 27 April 2025 20:35
