{"id":179179,"date":"2025-07-16T12:24:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T07:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=179179"},"modified":"2025-07-16T12:24:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T07:24:32","slug":"bjps-viewing-urdu-through-communal-lens-dangerous-low-para","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/07\/16\/bjps-viewing-urdu-through-communal-lens-dangerous-low-para.html","title":{"rendered":"BJP\u2019s viewing Urdu through communal lens dangerous low: Para"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-179180\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/07\/images-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"177\" \/>Srinagar: People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Waheed Para has hit out at the BJP-led Indian government for \u201cviewing Urdu through a communal lens marks\u201d, which he said is a dangerous low in the political discourse of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, Para was responding to the BJP welcoming on the decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) staying the IIOJK government order which made Urdu mandatory for applying to the post of naib tehsildar in the occupied territory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUrdu is not a symbol of any religion but the throbbing pulse of Kashmir\u2019s identity, echoing collective memories and soulful struggles of our people over centuries. It is the language of poets, courts, revenue offices, administration &amp; everyday life here,\u201d Para said in a post on X. He also criticised the CAT\u2019s order.<\/p>\n<p>CAT is a quasi-judicial body in India established under Article 323-A of the Indian Constitution. It was set up in 1985 to provide a specialized forum for resolving disputes related to recruitment and service conditions for public sector employees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar: People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Waheed Para has hit out at the BJP-led Indian government for \u201cviewing Urdu through a communal lens marks\u201d, which he said is a dangerous low in the political discourse of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir. 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