{"id":5544,"date":"2026-01-04T11:13:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T11:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noukeqalamnews.com\/en\/?p=5544"},"modified":"2026-01-04T11:13:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T11:13:52","slug":"kashmir-bar-association-rejects-divide-and-rule-politics-reaffirms-gandhian-ideals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noukeqalamnews.com\/en\/kashmir-bar-association-rejects-divide-and-rule-politics-reaffirms-gandhian-ideals\/","title":{"rendered":"Kashmir Bar Association Rejects Divide-and-Rule Politics; Reaffirms Gandhian Ideals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PRESS RELEASE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Srinagar: President, Kashmir Bar Association, Advocate Haamid Bhat, has strongly asserted that the people of Jammu &amp; Kashmir will not allow anyone to pursue or impose a divisive \u201cdivide and rule\u201d policy in the Union Territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a clear and unequivocal statement, Advocate Haamid Bhat said that J&amp;K has a long tradition of unity, brotherhood, and communal harmony, and any attempt to fracture society for political or personal gain will be resisted collectively and constitutionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that Jammu &amp; Kashmir remains a secular Union Territory, deeply rooted in the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi truth, non-violence, mutual respect, and coexistence. \u201cThe strength of J&amp;K lies in its diversity and unity. We firmly stand with Gandhian principles that promote peace, justice, and inclusive harmony,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Advocate Haamid Bhat further warned that polarization, hatred, and communal politics have no place in a democratic society, and called upon all stakeholders to work responsibly for peace, rule of law, and social cohesion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He reaffirmed that the Kashmir Bar Association will continue to uphold constitutional values, safeguard secularism, and stand with the people in defending unity, justice, and democratic principles in Jammu &amp; Kashmir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESS RELEASE Srinagar: President, Kashmir Bar Association, Advocate Haamid Bhat, has strongly asserted that the people of Jammu &amp; Kashmir will not allow anyone to pursue or impose a divisive \u201cdivide and rule\u201d policy in the Union Territory. In a clear and unequivocal statement, Advocate Haamid Bhat said that J&amp;K has a long tradition of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[136],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noukeqalamnews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noukeqalamnews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noukeqalamnews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noukeqalamnews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noukeqalamnews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5544"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/noukeqalamnews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5545,"href":"https:\/\/noukeqalamnews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5544\/revisions\/5545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noukeqalamnews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noukeqalamnews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noukeqalamnews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noukeqalamnews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}