Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Tarigami Challenges Normalcy Claims, Demands Jammu and Kashmir Rights
Mohd Yousuf Tarigami, a CPI(M) leader, said people in Jammu and Kashmir should have their political and constitutional rights restored.
He questioned the government’s claim that the region is peaceful and normal.
He pointed to new threats against Kashmiri Pandits as a reason for asking questions about security.
He also said the local legislature does not have enough power.
Tarigami criticised the BJP’s protests and asked whom the party was blaming for problems in the region.
He said young people had to protest before the government listened to their concerns.
He also objected to the sale of public assets such as airports, ports and power plants.
He urged people in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh to maintain their bonds despite political divisions.
CPI(M) leader Mohd Yousuf Tarigami questioned the Centre’s claims that normalcy and peace have returned to Jammu and Kashmir.
Tarigami called for restoring the region’s political and constitutional rights, saying the legislature had been rendered powerless.
He criticised the BJP over protests in Jammu and Srinagar and questioned whom it held responsible for governance and public-order issues.
Tarigami sought government accountability over renewed threats against Kashmiri Pandits and asked what action was being taken.
He also criticised employment policies, the handling of student protests and the alleged privatisation of public assets.
- Who
- Senior CPI(M) leader and Kulgam MLA Mohd Yousuf Tarigami made the remarks.
- What
- He questioned claims of normalcy, called for restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s rights, and criticised government policies and accountability.
- When
- Sunday, September 6; the year is not specified in the article.
- Where
- Jammu, during a function held to pay homage to Sitaram Yechury.
- Why
- Tarigami said restoring political and constitutional rights was necessary for the region’s future, security and lasting peace, and sought explanations for renewed threats and other problems.
Tarigami’s criticism
Centre and BJP’s stated position
Regional normalcy
Tarigami’s criticism
Tarigami said renewed threats against Kashmiri Pandits contradict claims that peace and normalcy have returned, and he demanded government accountability.
Centre and BJP’s stated position
The Centre has repeatedly asserted that peace and normalcy have returned to Jammu and Kashmir; the article does not provide a detailed response to Tarigami’s criticism.
Political rights and governance
Tarigami’s criticism
Tarigami said Jammu and Kashmir’s constitutional and political rights should be restored and alleged that its legislature had been weakened by the Government of India.
Centre and BJP’s stated position
The BJP is protesting in Jammu and Kashmir, but the article says Tarigami questioned what exactly it was protesting and whom it could hold responsible while the central government and administration were in place.
Economic policy
Tarigami’s criticism
Tarigami alleged that public assets were being privatised and questioned whether this benefited ordinary citizens or increased profits for large corporations.
Centre and BJP’s stated position
The article does not provide the government’s or BJP’s response to these allegations.
- Speaker
- Mohd Yousuf Tarigami, CPI(M) leader and Kulgam MLA
- Main demand
- Restoration of the political and constitutional rights of Jammu and Kashmir’s people
- Normalcy claim
- Tarigami questioned the Centre’s repeated assertions that peace has returned to the region
- Security concern
- Renewed threats against members of the Kashmiri Pandit community
- Legislature
- Tarigami alleged that the legislature had been rendered powerless by the Government of India
- Youth concerns
- He criticised employment conditions and the handling of student protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar
- Economic criticism
- He alleged that airlines, airports, ports and power plants were being sold or privatised