Quit Kashmir Movement has been started by Separatist group Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front(JKLF) Chief Yasin Malik.
It was first announced on May 31 by Yasin Malik and its first rally was scheduled on June 23.
The Day was chosen as it coincides with the death anniversary of Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, the founder of Bharatiya Jan Sangh (parent party of BJP)
Quit Kashmir Movement’s stated goal is to revitalize the local struggle for freedom.
The Movement has received full support from another separatist group Kashmiri American Council.
The movement aims to seek attention of the international authorities on Kashmir and shift focus away from the debate over Article 370 of the Indian Constitution.
Yasin Malik alleges that new Indian government gave a questionnaire to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to improve his conduct and then floated the balloon of article 370 to change the discourse of the pro-freedom movement in Kashmir to state-centre relations.
JKLF’s morale also got boosted when Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had said Kashmir will cease to be a part of India if article 370 is scrapped.
Yasin Malik is a former militant who surrendered in 1995. Since then Malik has renounced violence and calls for strictly peaceful solution for Kashmir Issue.