Greaterkashmir iconGreaterkashmirSep 6, 2026 ~1 min source read

BJP’s Srinagar Rally

The massive mobilisation of Bharatiya Janata Party workers at Srinagar's historic Lal Chowk has delivered a political message that cannot be dismissed as just another protest. The importance of the mobilisation, however, goes much beyond these immediate issues.

BJP’s Srinagar Rally

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The massive mobilisation of Bharatiya Janata Party workers at Srinagar's historic Lal Chowk has delivered a political message that cannot be dismissed as just another protest.

The importance of the mobilisation, however, goes much beyond these immediate issues.

For decades, BJP's political opponents have attempted to portray it as essentially a Jammu-centric force with limited political space in the Kashmir Valley.

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The massive mobilisation of Bharatiya Janata Party workers at Srinagar's historic Lal Chowk has delivered a political message that cannot be dismissed as just another protest. The importance of the mobilisation, however, goes much beyond these immediate issues. For decades, BJP's political opponents have attempted to portray it as essentially a Jammu-centric force with limited political space in the Kashmir Valley.

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  • Yet the sight of hundreds of its workers assembling at the symbolic heart of Srinagar and seeking to march towards the seat of government demonstrates that electoral representation and organisational...
  • A political party does not establish itself in a new political territory overnight.
  • It does so by building cadres, raising public issues, creating local leadership and, most importantly, demonstrating the organisational capacity and political confidence to take its message directly to the...

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The Srinagar mobilisation challenges that narrative.

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