Dadyaal Declaration
Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee JK JAAC
Copied ad verbatim from comment section of Shams Rehman's Facebook post as linked at end....
**Meeting held on 30–31 March, 2026
In the spirit of standing up to unjust rulers, the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee issues the following declaration:
### *1. Elections and Reforms*
The Core Committee demands *constitutional and electoral reforms* to ensure that upcoming elections in Azad Jammu & Kashmir are *transparent, fair, credible, and impartial*, so that people can genuinely exercise their right to vote.
After consultations with Action Committees across all three divisions and broad public opinion, the Committee has concluded that:
* Holding elections *without resolving the issue of the 12 disputed refugee seats* (allocated in the name of refugees residing in Pakistan),
* And *without implementing agreed reforms*,
would amount to a *betrayal of the people of Azad Kashmir*.
The Committee makes it clear:
* We are *not against democracy or elections*,
* But we *reject any electoral process* that allows these *12 controversial seats to distort the public mandate*.
*Key demands:*
* Abolition of the 12 disputed refugee seats before elections
* Full implementation of the *4 October 2025 agreement*
* Enforcement of the *Charter of Demands*
* End to *unjust privileges of the ruling elite before elections*
The Committee also calls for:
* Formation of an *independent Election Commission*
* Fair constituency delimitation based on population
* Broad-based consultation with all stakeholders, including the Action Committee
A detailed *Charter of Demands on electoral reforms* has already been prepared.
### *2. Deadline and Protest Plan*
Despite serious reservations, the Committee will continue negotiations with the *Monitoring & Implementation Committee*.
A firm *deadline of 31 May 2026* has been given to the government to:
* Implement the Charter of Demands
* Honour the 4 October 2025 agreement
* Carry out electoral reforms
After this date, the Committee will *no longer consider itself bound* by previous understandings, given repeated violations by the authorities.
If demands are not met:
* A *historic long march* towards the Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad will take place on *9 June 2026*
* The march will begin from *Bhimber–Mirpur*
* A *sit-in (dharna)* will continue outside the Assembly for an indefinite period
* A *region-wide shutdown (lockdown/strike)* will also be enforced
### *3. Public Mobilisation*
The Committee calls on the public to:
* *Prepare immediately* for the movement
* Store *at least one month’s essential supplies*
* Activate *ward-level committees* across all districts
A mass mobilisation campaign will begin, including:
* Public outreach drives
* Seminars and conferences
* Advocacy for *right to ownership and right to governance*
Overseas Kashmiris are urged to *play an active role*, as they have in the past.
Media, both local and international, are called upon to *expose government violations of commitments* made to the people.
### *4. Political and Legal Concerns*
The Committee demands:
* Immediate release of all arrested leaders and workers, including those from Gilgit-Baltistan
It strongly condemns:
* The FIR registered by NCCIA against Core Committee member *Shaukat Nawaz Mir, who had merely demanded action against those responsible for the **29 September firing on peaceful civilians*, which resulted in deaths and injuries
The Committee also highlights:
* The contradiction where a self-proclaimed Hurriyat leader admits meeting Indian intelligence officials,
* While Kashmiri journalist *Sohrab Barkat* has been imprisoned for over 100 days simply for interviewing a political worker
This, the Committee states, raises *serious questions about justice and political bias*.
### *5. Education and Resource Issues*
Regarding education reforms:
* The demand for *two new education boards* (for Muzaffarabad and Poonch divisions) has been accepted in principle and notified
However, the Committee warns:
* The government appears to be planning to *fund these boards by transferring assets from the Mirpur Board*,
* Which it calls a *dangerous and divisive move* that could create regional tensions
The Committee *rejects this approach* and warns of strong resistance.
6. Financial Transparency Warning*
The government is warned that:
* The *10 billion rupees grant to the electricity department*, as agreed on 4 October 2025,
* Must be used *transparently and on merit*
Any attempt to use these funds as *political patronage or bribery* will be resisted through public protest.
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