: J&K takes back building allotted to Kashmir Press Club, claims body deregistered after ‘coup’ #IndiaNEWS The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday took control of the building allotted to Kashmir

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J&K takes back building allotted to Kashmir Press Club, claims body deregistered after ‘coup’ #IndiaNEWS
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday took control of the building allotted to Kashmir Press Club after a group of journalists and newspaper owners accompanied by members of armed forces took over the association’s management on January 15.The building was taken over by the government a day after it suspended the registration of the press club, citing adverse reports from the police’s Criminal Investigation Department. Before this, the Kashmir Press Club had announced it will hold elections to form new management and an executive committee on February 15.In a statement on Monday, the government said, “In view of the unpleasant developments and dissensions between various groups of journalists, it has been decided that the allotment of the premises at Polo View in view of the now deregistered Kashmir Press Club be cancelled and control of land and buildings situated at Polo View Srinagar which belongs to the Estates Department be reverted back to the said department.�The statement added that the press club and its elected managing body ceased to exist on July 14 when its term ended. “In its failure to register itself under the central Societies of Registration Act, further compounded by its failure to hold elections to constitute a new managing body, some individuals of...Read more

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