I would, therefore, like to make clear my dissociation with the electoral mainstream in Kashmir. "It is clear that participation in any political activity in Kashmir requires a compromise," she claimed. Rashid said the government keeps inviting youth to join the mainstream but alleged its actions have only served to push people out of it. The announcement of the former JNU students' union leader of quitting mainstream politics came on the day the Congress said it would not contest the block-development council polls. Rashid was a prominent face of the student movement in 2016 after the arrest of JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar.

Source: The Telegraph October 09, 2019 12:22 UTC