Rawalakot, June 13 -- Chairman of the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP), Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, has strongly condemned the decision to declare the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC) a banned organisation and expressed grave concern over reported firing incidents targeting its leaders in Rawalakot.

In a press statement, Kashmiri described the move as an attempt to suppress a peaceful public movement advocating for fundamental rights, economic justice, and the resolution of public grievances. He said that restricting such a movement through force and legal prohibitions was both regrettable and contrary to democratic principles.

According to Kashmiri, the JKJAAC has been engaged in a peaceful struggle fo...