EP-213 | Separatism, Article 370, Future of J&K Politics, & Talks with Pakistan Ft. Sajad Gani Lone

Sajad Gani Lone leads the Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference. He has served as an MLA for the Handwara constituency and was a minister in the PDP-BJP government. He is the youngest son of the Kashmiri separatist leader, Abdul Gani Lone.

In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Sajad Lone contested from the Baramulla constituency but lost to independent candidate Engineer Rashid. Now, Sajad's party is contesting the Jammu & Kashmir assembly polls and He is running from Handwara and Kupwara, the only two seats his party won in the 2014 elections.

In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, Sajad Gani Lone talks about 'Naya Kashmir' and what the upcoming elections mean for the valley after the abrogation of Article 370. He believes the current peace in the valley is 'superficial' and that the 'Azadi' sentiment has just gone underground.

Sajad welcomes ex-Jamaat members running as independents in the J&K elections, which will be held after a decade. He also insists that Yasin Malik did not receive a fair trial. Additionally, he blames the Abdullah family for rigging the 1987 elections, which he says triggered instability and militancy in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Timestamps

00:00 - Coming Up

01:42 - Introduction

02:43 - Elections in J&K

04:22 - Sajad's Twitter Bio

05:25 - Article 370 & 35A

09:12 - Abdul Gani Lone Assassination

12:47 - Kashmiri Pandits' Exodus

15:13 - Pakistan's Support to Hurriyat

16:17 - Pakistani Wife Facing Visa Issues

20:50 - India-Pakistan Talks

22:57 - Ties with PDP & NC

27:16 - Ex-Jamaat Leaders in J&K Polls

29:53 - Independents in J&K Polls

32:56 - Arrest Post Article 370 Abrogation

34:44 - Ties with Yasin Malik

37:24 - Days Before Article 370 Abrogation

40:44 - Peace in Kashmir

43:14 - Federalism in India

49:15 - Public Safety Act

51:00 - On Abdullah Family

53:00 - Kashmiri Pandits

58:20 - Azadi Sentiment in Kashmir

59:32 - Engineer Rashid's LS Win

1:01:11 - What Should the Centre Do in J&K

1:03:48 - Meeting with Father in Jail

1:08:10 - Being a Kashmiri in Delhi

1:09:27 - Yasin Malik's Trial

1:14:38 - Statehood for J&K

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