Overview

• Mehdi warned that Jammu and Kashmir’s political culture has degraded and argued that party switches alone cannot drive meaningful change.
• He called on civil society in Sopore to back systemic reform and reshape governance standards in the region.
• No local National Conference leaders attended his Sopore address, highlighting an escalating rift with the party hierarchy.
• He urged the publication and finalisation of the Cabinet Sub-Committee’s reservation quota recommendations within a week to ensure transparency.
• He criticised the Iran–Israel conflict as a Western colonial project that threatens regional stability and resonates with Kashmiri concerns.