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|ideology = [[Democracy]]<ref name=npp>{{Cite web|url = http://nationalpanthersparty.com/history|title = History|access-date = 26 September 2015|website = JK Panthers Party}}</ref><ref name=delim>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/sc-upholds-freeze-on-delimitation-in-jk-till-2026/article876533.ece|title=SC upholds freeze on delimitation in J&K till 2026|last=PTI|newspaper=The Hindu|date=9 November 2010}}</ref> <br>[[Anti-corruption]]<ref name=npp/><ref name=delim/><br>[[Secularism]]<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FoqW11I4do|title = Headlines Today|date = 28 August 2014|work = Panther party MLAs disrupt house in Jammu and Kashmir assembly|access-date = 26 September 2015|via = youtube.com}}</ref><br>[[Women's rights]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/jammu-and-kashmir-national-panthers-party.html|title=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP)|website=elections.in|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref> | |ideology = [[Democracy]]<ref name=npp>{{Cite web|url = http://nationalpanthersparty.com/history|title = History|access-date = 26 September 2015|website = JK Panthers Party}}</ref><ref name=delim>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/sc-upholds-freeze-on-delimitation-in-jk-till-2026/article876533.ece|title=SC upholds freeze on delimitation in J&K till 2026|last=PTI|newspaper=The Hindu|date=9 November 2010}}</ref> <br>[[Anti-corruption]]<ref name=npp/><ref name=delim/><br>[[Secularism]]<ref name="Headlines Today">{{Cite news|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FoqW11I4do|title = Headlines Today|date = 28 August 2014|work = Panther party MLAs disrupt house in Jammu and Kashmir assembly|access-date = 26 September 2015|via = youtube.com}}</ref><br>[[Women's rights]]<ref name="elections.in">{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/jammu-and-kashmir-national-panthers-party.html|title=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP)|website=elections.in|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref> | ||
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The '''Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party''' is a state political party in the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]. The party was founded on 23 March 1982 by Prof. [[Bhim Singh (politician)|Bhim Singh]] and a few prominent youth political personalities of the time including [[Jay Mala]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) – Party History, Symbol, Founders, Election Results and News|url = http://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/jammu-and-kashmir-national-panthers-party.html|website = www.elections.in|access-date = 2015-09-26|quote = It was the Bhim Singh-led JKNPP which moved the Supreme Court to hold elections in the militancy-torn Jammu and Kashmir in the historic year 1996. The Chief Election Commission of India was persuaded to conduct elections in the state, only due to the efforts of JKNPP.}}</ref> former President of the Indian Students [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Bhim greets Atal Bihari on his 84th birthday - Scoop News Jammu Kashmir|url = http://www.scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=18198|website = www.scoopnews.in|access-date = 2015-09-26}}</ref> Its aim is to "demolish corruption, communalism, criminalization, drug menace" and to establish a real democracy through ultimate revolution.<ref | The '''Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party''' is a state political party in the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]. The party was founded on 23 March 1982 by Prof. [[Bhim Singh (politician)|Bhim Singh]] and a few prominent youth political personalities of the time including [[Jay Mala]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) – Party History, Symbol, Founders, Election Results and News|url = http://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/jammu-and-kashmir-national-panthers-party.html|website = www.elections.in|access-date = 2015-09-26|quote = It was the Bhim Singh-led JKNPP which moved the Supreme Court to hold elections in the militancy-torn Jammu and Kashmir in the historic year 1996. The Chief Election Commission of India was persuaded to conduct elections in the state, only due to the efforts of JKNPP.}}</ref> former President of the Indian Students [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Bhim greets Atal Bihari on his 84th birthday - Scoop News Jammu Kashmir|url = http://www.scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=18198|website = www.scoopnews.in|access-date = 2015-09-26}}</ref> Its aim is to "demolish corruption, communalism, criminalization, drug menace" and to establish a real democracy through ultimate revolution.<ref name="npp"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/sc-upholds-freeze-on-delimitation-in-jk-till-2026/article876533.ece|title=SC upholds freeze on delimitation in J&K till 2026|last=PTI|newspaper=The Hindu|date=9 November 2010}}</ref> Panthers Party had campaigned for over three decades for the abolition of [[Article 370 of the Constitution of India|Article 370]] and [[Article 35A of the Constitution of India|Article 35A]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2014-11-26|title=JKNPP releases manifesto, promises amendment in Art 370|url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/jknpp-releases-manifesto-promises-amendment-art-370/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=Jammu Kashmir Latest News {{!}} Tourism {{!}} Breaking News J&K|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-07|title='I Have Been Fighting In Supreme Court For Many Years For Removing Article 35A', Bhim Singh Tells PAGD|url=https://kashmirlife.net/i-have-been-fighting-in-supreme-court-for-many-years-for-removing-article-35a-bhim-sells-tells-pagd-251512/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=Kashmir Life|language=en-GB}}</ref> demanding that the special status of the [[State of Jammu and Kashmir]] be revoked,<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2016-10-27|title=NPP pleads for one flag from Kanyakumari to Kashmir|url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/npp-pleads-for-one-flag-from-kanyakumari-to-kashmir/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=Jammu Kashmir Latest News {{!}} Tourism {{!}} Breaking News J&K|language=en-US}}</ref> and for it to be fully assimilated into the [[Republic Of India|Republic of India]]. These demands were finally met by a presidential order in August 2019 that [[Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir|revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status]]. Panthers Party campaigns for a further division of the [[Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir|Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir]], with the recognition of [[Hindu]]-majority [[Jammu Division]] as a new and separate state of India.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-07|title=NPP demands statehood for Jammu|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/npp-demands-statehood-for-jammu-752737.html|access-date=2020-07-17|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-26|title='Dogra State Ka Darja Bahal Karo': Protests In Jammu For Separate State|url=https://kashmirobserver.net/2019/10/26/panthers-party-stages-protest-demands-statehood-for-jammu-region/|access-date=2020-07-17|website=Kashmir Observer|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2017, [[One Love Party|Ankit Love]], the son of Bhim Singh and Jay Mala, announced his candidacy for [[Prime Minister of India]] for the [[2019 Indian general election]].<ref name=":29">{{Cite news|last=Peat|first=Jack|date=2 June 2017|title=Homeless MP candidate would 'shut down' Saudi, Qatari and Brunei embassies in Westminster|language=en-GB|work=The London Economic|url=http://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/homeless-mp-candidate-shut-saudi-qatari-brunei-embassies-westminster/02/06/|access-date=20 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ganai|first=Naseer|date=24 February 2017|title=Prime Minister Modi To Face Love Challenge In 2019 Lok Sabha Elections|work=[[Outlook India]]|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/prime-minister-modi-to-face-love-challenge-in-2019-lok-sabha-elections/298050|access-date=31 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-02-28|title=Ankit Love has announced he's running to be India's next PM.|work=[[London Live (TV channel)|London Live]]|url=https://twitter.com/LondonLive/status/836553724759724034|access-date=2017-03-30}}</ref> He became the party's leader on 28 May 2017.<ref name=":29" /> On 23 June 2021, Panthers Party President Prof. Bhim Singh was reported in the media as a potential candidate for the [[2022 Indian vice presidential election]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ankit Love wants nomination of Dr Karan Singh & Bhim Singh for President and Vice President of India|url=https://www.crosstownnews.in/post/65562/-ankit-love-wants-nomination-of-dr-karan-singh-a-bhim-singh-for-president-and-vice-president-of-india.html|access-date=2021-11-03|website=News - Cross Town News, a Leading Newspaper of J&K|language=en-US}}</ref> as recommended for nomination by [[Ankit Love]], just prior to meeting Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi|Modi]] at his residence for special dialogue in regards to the [[insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name=":23">{{Cite web|title=Restoration of Statehood was demanded in the meeting: Bhim Singh, Leader, Panthers Party, tells Madhavdas G on India Upfront.|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/timesnow/status/1408080938299441153|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-12|website=Twitter - Times Now TV|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Approval of Instrument of Accession by Parliament essential : Bhim Singh|url=https://www.crosstownnews.in/post/65650/approval-of-instrument-of-accession-by-parliament-essential-bhim-singh.html|access-date=2021-11-03|website=News - Cross Town News, a Leading Newspaper of J&K|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
In 1996 the party was notable in moving the Supreme Court and the Election Commission to return the democratic process to [[Kashmir conflict|militancy-torn Jammu and Kashmir]], when elections were held again in the state after a nine years hiatus.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title = Bhim Singh, President J&K ... vs Election Commissioner Of India ... on 4 April, 1996|url = http://indiankanoon.org/doc/37441427/|website = indiankanoon.org|access-date = 2015-10-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = Sheila Dikshit releases Bhim Singh's book|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article393607.ece|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 2010-04-10|access-date = 2015-10-18|issn = 0971-751X|language = en}}</ref> | In 1996 the party was notable in moving the Supreme Court and the Election Commission to return the democratic process to [[Kashmir conflict|militancy-torn Jammu and Kashmir]], when elections were held again in the state after a nine years hiatus.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title = Bhim Singh, President J&K ... vs Election Commissioner Of India ... on 4 April, 1996|url = http://indiankanoon.org/doc/37441427/|website = indiankanoon.org|access-date = 2015-10-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = Sheila Dikshit releases Bhim Singh's book|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article393607.ece|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 2010-04-10|access-date = 2015-10-18|issn = 0971-751X|language = en}}</ref> | ||
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The party formed part of the coalition government of Jammu & Kashmir along with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party|PDP]] after the [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2002 Jammu & Kashmir elections]], winning all seats in the [[Udhampur district]], with [[Harsh Dev Singh]] serving as education minister in the cabinet,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/politics/panthers-party-feeling-heat-as-bjp-goes-all-out-in-udhampur/13498.html|title=Panthers Party feeling heat as BJP goes all out in Udhampur|date=2 December 2014|website=Tribune News|access-date=2015-09-26}}</ref> and [[Yash Paul Kundal]] as the minister of [[Animal husbandry in India|animal and sheep husbandry]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/kv-nagrota-organizes-29th-national-youth-parliament-competition/|title=KV Nagrota organizes 29th National Youth Parliament Competition|date=2016-08-10|newspaper=Daily Excelsior|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/panthers-fall-flat/|title=Panthers fall flat|date=2014-12-24|newspaper=Daily Exelsior|language=en-US|quote=Party’s two-time MLA and former Minister Yash Paul Kundal|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref> | The party formed part of the coalition government of Jammu & Kashmir along with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party|PDP]] after the [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2002 Jammu & Kashmir elections]], winning all seats in the [[Udhampur district]], with [[Harsh Dev Singh]] serving as education minister in the cabinet,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/politics/panthers-party-feeling-heat-as-bjp-goes-all-out-in-udhampur/13498.html|title=Panthers Party feeling heat as BJP goes all out in Udhampur|date=2 December 2014|website=Tribune News|access-date=2015-09-26}}</ref> and [[Yash Paul Kundal]] as the minister of [[Animal husbandry in India|animal and sheep husbandry]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/kv-nagrota-organizes-29th-national-youth-parliament-competition/|title=KV Nagrota organizes 29th National Youth Parliament Competition|date=2016-08-10|newspaper=Daily Excelsior|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/panthers-fall-flat/|title=Panthers fall flat|date=2014-12-24|newspaper=Daily Exelsior|language=en-US|quote=Party’s two-time MLA and former Minister Yash Paul Kundal|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref> | ||
The party is a strong proponent of [[secular]] values in Jammu & Kashmir and across the region plagued by the terrorist [[insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FoqW11I4do|title = Headlines Today|date = 28 August 2014|work = Panther party MLAs disrupt house in Jammu and Kashmir assembly|access-date = 26 September 2015|via = youtube.com}}</ref> As a strong advocate of women's rights the Panthers Party women's wing works to protect women from domestic abuse in Jammu and Kashmir and [[Female foeticide in India|female foeticide]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/jammu-and-kashmir-national-panthers-party.html|title=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP)|website=elections.in|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref> The Women Panthers have called for a 33% [[Reservation in India|reservation]] of seats for women in the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.uniindia.com/panthers-women-wing-held-demonstration-for-1-3rd-reservation/states/news/321269.html|title=Panthers women wing held demonstration for 1/3rd reservation|date=26 December 2015|work=UNI India|access-date=12 January 2017}}</ref> | The party is a strong proponent of [[secular]] values in Jammu & Kashmir and across the region plagued by the terrorist [[insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="Headlines Today">{{Cite news|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FoqW11I4do|title = Headlines Today|date = 28 August 2014|work = Panther party MLAs disrupt house in Jammu and Kashmir assembly|access-date = 26 September 2015|via = youtube.com}}</ref> As a strong advocate of women's rights the Panthers Party women's wing works to protect women from domestic abuse in Jammu and Kashmir and [[Female foeticide in India|female foeticide]].<ref name="elections.in">{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/jammu-and-kashmir-national-panthers-party.html|title=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP)|website=elections.in|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref> The Women Panthers have called for a 33% [[Reservation in India|reservation]] of seats for women in the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.uniindia.com/panthers-women-wing-held-demonstration-for-1-3rd-reservation/states/news/321269.html|title=Panthers women wing held demonstration for 1/3rd reservation|date=26 December 2015|work=UNI India|access-date=12 January 2017}}</ref> | ||
Prof. Bhim Singh who is locally known as ''Sher-e-Jammu (Lion of Jammu)''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=16029|title=NPP condoles death of Yash Sharma - Scoop News Jammu Kashmir|website=Scoop News|access-date=2016-11-12}}</ref> is the party's Chief Patron and served as the Panthers Party chairman for 30 years till 2012, when his nephew Harsh Dev Singh became Chairman. [[Balwant Singh Mankotia]] has served as party's state President since 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Young Bites : Daily {{!}} Leading News Paper of Jammu Kashmir|url = http://youngbites.in/newsdet.aspx?q=83358|website = youngbites.in|access-date = 2015-09-26|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150927084244/http://youngbites.in/newsdet.aspx?q=83358|archive-date = 27 September 2015|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Outlook India News : Bhim Singh's JKNPP splits, former ministers to form new party|url = http://www.outlookindia.com/news/printitem.aspx?334750|website = www.outlookindia.com|access-date = 2015-09-26|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150926231608/http://www.outlookindia.com/news/printitem.aspx?334750|archive-date = 26 September 2015|df = dmy-all}}</ref> | Prof. Bhim Singh who is locally known as ''Sher-e-Jammu (Lion of Jammu)''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=16029|title=NPP condoles death of Yash Sharma - Scoop News Jammu Kashmir|website=Scoop News|access-date=2016-11-12}}</ref> is the party's Chief Patron and served as the Panthers Party chairman for 30 years till 2012, when his nephew Harsh Dev Singh became Chairman. [[Balwant Singh Mankotia]] has served as party's state President since 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Young Bites : Daily {{!}} Leading News Paper of Jammu Kashmir|url = http://youngbites.in/newsdet.aspx?q=83358|website = youngbites.in|access-date = 2015-09-26|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150927084244/http://youngbites.in/newsdet.aspx?q=83358|archive-date = 27 September 2015|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Outlook India News : Bhim Singh's JKNPP splits, former ministers to form new party|url = http://www.outlookindia.com/news/printitem.aspx?334750|website = www.outlookindia.com|access-date = 2015-09-26|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150926231608/http://www.outlookindia.com/news/printitem.aspx?334750|archive-date = 26 September 2015|df = dmy-all}}</ref> | ||
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In the 2008 J&K general elections, Panthers Party contested 73 out of 87 seats, and received a total of 131,944 votes (3.33%).<ref>{{Cite journal|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2008 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF JAMMU & KASHMIR|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2008/stats_report_JK2008.pdf|journal=Election Commission of India New Delhi|pages=8}}</ref> They retained three seats in the legislative assembly, and formed part of a fragmented opposition along with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] and PDP. | In the 2008 J&K general elections, Panthers Party contested 73 out of 87 seats, and received a total of 131,944 votes (3.33%).<ref>{{Cite journal|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2008 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF JAMMU & KASHMIR|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2008/stats_report_JK2008.pdf|journal=Election Commission of India New Delhi|pages=8}}</ref> They retained three seats in the legislative assembly, and formed part of a fragmented opposition along with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] and PDP. | ||
While in opposition they led a series of theatrical protests. In March 2013, Balwant Singh climbed onto his seat and hurled his microphone across the assembly house, leading a protest with the BJP. He demanded a resolution against Pakistan who had condemned India's hanging of Parliament attack terrorist [[Afzal Guru]].<ref>{{Citation|last= | While in opposition they led a series of theatrical protests. In March 2013, Balwant Singh climbed onto his seat and hurled his microphone across the assembly house, leading a protest with the BJP. He demanded a resolution against Pakistan who had condemned India's hanging of Parliament attack terrorist [[Afzal Guru]].<ref>{{Citation|last=ibnnewslive007|author-link=CNN-News18|title=J&K Assembly BJP, Panthers Party MLAs protest against Pak resolution|date=2013-03-16|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP08DWRKiqQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/BP08DWRKiqQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2016-12-20}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The month after in April 2013, Balwant joined another opposition disruption in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly condemning the death of Indian prisoner Chamel Singh in a Pakistani jail who had been allegedly tortured before his death.<ref>{{Citation|last=New Tang Dynasty Television|author-link=New Tang Dynasty Television|title=Politicians Denounce Death of Indian Farmer Imprisoned in Pakistan|date=2013-04-03|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIk9JzAYrz4&t=1m31s|access-date=2016-12-20}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> | ||
In May 2013, Panthers Party held another protest in the assembly demanding that chief minister [[Omar Abdullah]] resign, claiming his order was responsible for the deaths of five [[Central Reserve Police Force]] personnel in Srinagar.<ref>{{Citation|last=Headlines Today|title=Panthers party demands resignation of J&K chief minister|date=2013-03-14|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsEuyvjpmlA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/AsEuyvjpmlA |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2016-12-20}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Harsh Dev Singh led a walk out protest in October 2013 from the assembly house with the BJP.<ref>{{Citation|last=Kashmir Monitor|title=Panthers party supported by BJP protested and walked out of JK Assembly|date=2013-10-06|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Rj8W30vjh4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/7Rj8W30vjh4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2016-12-20}}{{cbignore}}</ref> They had wanted the Ganaie Committee Report scrapped. | In May 2013, Panthers Party held another protest in the assembly demanding that chief minister [[Omar Abdullah]] resign, claiming his order was responsible for the deaths of five [[Central Reserve Police Force]] personnel in Srinagar.<ref>{{Citation|last=Headlines Today|title=Panthers party demands resignation of J&K chief minister|date=2013-03-14|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsEuyvjpmlA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/AsEuyvjpmlA |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2016-12-20}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Harsh Dev Singh led a walk out protest in October 2013 from the assembly house with the BJP.<ref>{{Citation|last=Kashmir Monitor|title=Panthers party supported by BJP protested and walked out of JK Assembly|date=2013-10-06|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Rj8W30vjh4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/7Rj8W30vjh4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2016-12-20}}{{cbignore}}</ref> They had wanted the Ganaie Committee Report scrapped. | ||