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India's Opposition Congress Party Marks August 5 As Black Day And Pushes For The Restoration Of Statehood

Leaders and workers of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) shout slogans and hold placards during a protest in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 5, 2025. On the sixth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) observes August 5 as a ''Black Day'' and holds protests while demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood and constitutional rights. Protesters shout slogans against the central government, accusing it of disempowering the people by revoking the region's special status and bifurcating the erstwhile state into two union territories on August 5, 2019. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #12618686
Date taken: 5 August 2025
Location: —
Photographer: Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto
Category: Social Issue

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Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee JKPCC protest Srinagar Article 370 abrogation August 5 Black Day restoration statehood constitutional rights central government disempowering revocation special status bifurcation union territories erstwhile state slogans placards anniversary protestors demands Jammu Kashmir regional rights political demonstration central authority governance autonomy political unrest NurPhoto Firdous Nazir.