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Ms. Kumar and Gopal Pillai, former Home Secretary, are co-chairs of the Forum on J&K, which is a group of concerned citizens including retired judges, bureaucrats and Army officers
An advocacy group for human rights calls for the restoration of statehood and the repeal of the 2019 Reorganisation Act. They argue that statehood should not be contingent upon the regional security situation. The forum additionally demands statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule. Their report highlights police inadequacies despite court mandates on detentions and brings attention to the injustices faced by Kashmiris after acts of terrorism.