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9 August 2025

Leaders, workers, and supporters of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) hold placards as they begin a hunger strike in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 9, 2025. The JKPCC stages the strike to demand the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir on the sixth anniversary of the BJP-led government in New Delhi revoking the region's semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and dividing the erstwhile state into two federally administered union territories.

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9 August 2025

Tariq Hameed Karra, Jammu and Kashmir Congress party President, holds a placard as they begin a hunger strike in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 9, 2025. The JKPCC stages the strike to demand the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, on the sixth anniversary of the BJP-led government in New Delhi revoking the region's semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and dividing the erstwhile state into two federally administered union territories.

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9 August 2025

A supporter of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) holds a placard as they begin a hunger strike in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 9, 2025. The JKPCC stages the strike to demand the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, on the sixth anniversary of the BJP-led government in New Delhi revoking the region's semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and dividing the erstwhile state into two federally administered union territories.

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9 August 2025

A female supporter of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) holds a placard and shouts slogans as they begin a hunger strike in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 9, 2025. The JKPCC stages the strike to demand the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, on the sixth anniversary of the BJP-led government in New Delhi revoking the region's semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and dividing the erstwhile state into two federally administered union territories.

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9 August 2025

Leaders and supporters of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) hold placards as they begin a hunger strike in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 9, 2025. The JKPCC stages the strike to demand the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, on the sixth anniversary of the BJP-led government in New Delhi revoking the region's semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and dividing the erstwhile state into two federally administered union territories.

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9 August 2025

A supporter of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) holds a placard as they begin a hunger strike in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 9, 2025. The JKPCC stages the strike to demand the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, on the sixth anniversary of the BJP-led government in New Delhi revoking the region's semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and dividing the erstwhile state into two federally administered union territories.

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9 August 2025

A supporter of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) holds a placard as they begin a hunger strike in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 9, 2025. The JKPCC stages the strike to demand the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, on the sixth anniversary of the BJP-led government in New Delhi revoking the region's semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and dividing the erstwhile state into two federally administered union territories.

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9 August 2025

Leaders and supporters of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) take part as they begin a hunger strike in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 9, 2025. The JKPCC stages the strike to demand the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, on the sixth anniversary of the BJP-led government in New Delhi revoking the region's semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and dividing the erstwhile state into two federally administered union territories.

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9 August 2025

Female supporters of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) take part in a hunger strike in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 9, 2025. The JKPCC stages the strike to demand the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, on the sixth anniversary of the BJP-led government in New Delhi revoking the region's semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and dividing the erstwhile state into two federally administered union territories.

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9 August 2025

Leaders and supporters of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) take part as they begin a hunger strike in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 9, 2025. The JKPCC stages the strike to demand the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, on the sixth anniversary of the BJP-led government in New Delhi revoking the region's semi-autonomous status on August 5, 2019, by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and dividing the erstwhile state into two federally administered union territories.

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5 August 2025

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.

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5 August 2025

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.

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5 August 2025

A female worker of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) shouts slogans and holds a placard 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.

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5 August 2025

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.

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5 August 2025

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.

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5 August 2025

Leaders and workers of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) shout slogans as Indian policemen try to stop them 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.

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