Archive · 9 Dec 2025
PDP Engages Disillusioned Kashmir Youth in New Initiative
The Jammu & Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (JKPDP) has started a new program called Kath Ba’ath, which means 'dialogue'.
This program is to talk to young people in Kashmir who feel upset and left out.
The party wants to listen to their problems, like not having jobs, feeling harassed, and not knowing what to do after school.
They had a big meeting in Srinagar where young people talked about these issues.
The party leader, Mehbooba Mufti, said they want to understand the young people's problems and ask the government to be kinder.
The party hopes this will help them understand what young people need and make the government listen to them.
This is important because many young people in Kashmir are feeling angry and some are even doing bad things.
The party wants to help them feel better and be part of the solution.
The JKPDP launched the Kath Ba’ath campaign to engage with disillusioned youth in Kashmir.
The initiative began with a day-long interaction in Srinagar, chaired by Mehbooba Mufti.
Participants raised issues such as unemployment, harassment, and lack of career opportunities.
Mufti emphasized the need for dialogue and compassionate engagement with youth.
The campaign aims to make youth voices central to the party's political interventions.
- Who
- Jammu & Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (JKPDP) and disillusioned youth in Kashmir
- What
- Launch of a new outreach initiative called Kath Ba’ath (dialogue) to engage with young people
- When
- The campaign began last week, with a day-long interaction in Srinagar
- Where
- Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
- Why
- To address rising frustration and alienation among Kashmir’s educated youth and to reconnect with a constituency that has distanced itself from mainstream politics
- Organization
- Jammu & Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (JKPDP)
- Campaign Name
- Kath Ba’ath (dialogue)
- Location
- Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
- Key Figure
- Mehbooba Mufti (Party President and Former Chief Minister)
- Participants
- Students, young professionals, entrepreneurs, tourism sector workers, and youth facing militancy charges
- Issues Raised
- Anger, unemployment, shrinking public spaces, lack of clarity around education and career opportunities, recurring harassment, and rationalization of reservation in government jobs
- Political Context
- Recent setback in assembly elections, morale boost from Budgam by-polls