{"id":31487,"date":"2025-08-05T07:21:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T07:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=31487"},"modified":"2025-08-05T07:21:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T07:21:31","slug":"mehbooba-mufti-calls-for-15-minute-blackout-to-protest-against-unilateral-abrogation-of-article-370","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/mehbooba-mufti-calls-for-15-minute-blackout-to-protest-against-unilateral-abrogation-of-article-370\/","title":{"rendered":"Mehbooba Mufti calls for 15-minute blackout to protest against \u2018unilateral\u2019 abrogation of Article 370"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SRINAGAR: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday called for observing a 15-minute blackout to protest the \u201cunilateral\u201d abrogation of Article 370, which provided a special status to Jammu and Kashmir, by the Centre in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAugust 4, 2019 we were silenced. August 5 our voice, our rights, our Constitution taken away without our consent. What was ours by birth and by belonging was stripped away overnight. Not a whisper of warning. Not a shred of justice. Today, we remember. We resist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a mark of protest and collective mourning, I urge all who carry this wound to join in a 15-minute blackout tonight at 9 pm. Turn off the lights. Let the silence speak. Let the darkness remind the world of what was lost and what still lives in us,\u201d Mufti posted on her X handle.<\/p>\n<p>While officials said the blackout was observed at some places in Pulwama and Sopore areas, the PDP posted videos of people observing the blackout in Srinagar and Shopian as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn response to Ms Mehbooba Mufti\u2019s call, PDP workers from Srinagar observed a 15-minute lights-out protest silently rejecting the unilateral move of 5th August 2019 that stripped J&amp;K of its autonomy and safeguards,\u201d the party said in a series of posts on its X handle.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31488\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31488\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31488\" src=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/v6v3ha1o_mehboobamufti_160x120_08_October_24-1024x576-1-300x169.webp\" alt=\"Mehbooba Mufti calls for 15-minute blackout to protest against \u2018unilateral\u2019 abrogation of Article 370\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/v6v3ha1o_mehboobamufti_160x120_08_October_24-1024x576-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/v6v3ha1o_mehboobamufti_160x120_08_October_24-1024x576-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/v6v3ha1o_mehboobamufti_160x120_08_October_24-1024x576-1-549x309.webp 549w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/v6v3ha1o_mehboobamufti_160x120_08_October_24-1024x576-1-470x264.webp 470w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/v6v3ha1o_mehboobamufti_160x120_08_October_24-1024x576-1-233x131.webp 233w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/v6v3ha1o_mehboobamufti_160x120_08_October_24-1024x576-1-230x129.webp 230w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/v6v3ha1o_mehboobamufti_160x120_08_October_24-1024x576-1-360x203.webp 360w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/v6v3ha1o_mehboobamufti_160x120_08_October_24-1024x576-1-100x56.webp 100w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/v6v3ha1o_mehboobamufti_160x120_08_October_24-1024x576-1.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mehbooba Mufti calls for 15-minute blackout to protest against \u2018unilateral\u2019 abrogation of Article 370<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SRINAGAR: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday called for observing a 15-minute blackout to protest the \u201cunilateral\u201d abrogation of Article 370, which provided a special status to Jammu and Kashmir, by the Centre in 2019. \u201cAugust 4, 2019 we were silenced. August 5 our voice, our rights, our Constitution taken away without our consent. 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