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    CONSTITUTIONCONSTITUTION

    United Kashmir Peoples National Party [UKPNP]United Kashmir Peoples National Party [UKPNP]

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    UKPNPUKPNP and i ts Ideologyand i ts Ideology

    The United Kashmir Peoples National Party

    [UKPNP] is a revolutionary ideological Party with

    scientific nomenclature. The UKPNP is determined

    to bring about a national democratic revolution in

    the United States of Kashmir. The UKPNP is

    struggling for the realization of the right of self-

    determination of the Kashmiri nation besides

    independence and sovereignty of the motherland

    in line with the internationally recognized

    principles. The UKPNP is destined to take forward

    the mission of the establishment of an

    exploitation-free society on scientific lines.

    The United Kashmir Peoples National Party

    pledges to struggle to create unity and cohesion

    among the labourers, peasants, students,

    intellectuals and other patriotic and progressive

    forces to bring about a national democratic

    revolution. The national democratic revolution

    shall serve as a first step towards the

    establishment of an exploitation-free order, which

    is the sole path to liberate the Kashmiri nation

    from the shackles of imperialism and capitalism.

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    Then all the oppressed communities shall have a

    chance to utilize their natural skills and

    capabilities. The uplift of productive minded forcesis imperative to fulfill material needs of all

    segments of society. That is why, we have chosen

    the national democratic revolution to be our goal.

    On the international front, the UKPNP stands for

    the international labour movement and the

    internationalism, in order to resist the world

    imperialism and its stooge powers. The UKPNP

    believes in safeguarding the global peace and

    launching joint endeavors for the uplift of the

    mankind. The UKPNP further believes in the unity

    and integrity of workers, and oppressed and

    justice loving forces of all the regions to fight

    imperialism, neo colonialism and hegemony and to

    promote relations with patriotic, progressive and

    revolutionary parties of all the countries.

    Aims & Objectives:

    The United Kashmir Peoples National Party is

    determined to launch strenuous struggle against

    the external and internal oppression till the

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    Kashmiri people get complete freedom. The

    UKPNP shall implement its programme through a

    gradual and phase wise process. The primeobjective of the UKPNP is to establish an

    exploitation free society. However, for that

    purpose, it is imperative that first of all, the

    motherland is liberated from the foreign

    occupation.

    To start with, the UKPNP shall seek to establish a

    sovereign, democratic and progressive society

    within Kashmir through a national democratic

    revolution. There would be numerous difficulties

    and problems during the long struggle for the

    achievement of these supreme objectives.

    Therefore, the UKPNP shall move forward in league

    with democracy as well as independence loving

    and revolutionary forces of the world in general

    and the justice and democracy loving, progressive

    and revolutionary forces of Pakistan and India in

    particular. The UKPNP shall launch relentless

    struggle to promote unity and harmony in the rank

    and file of patriotic, nationalist and progressive

    forces across the board. The UKPNP shall fully try

    to promote political and scientific education among

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    labourers, peasants, students, women and other

    vulnerable segments of the society and shall help

    them give up outdated concepts and promoteprogressive thoughts.

    The United Kashmir Peoples National Party firmly

    believes that only a peoples democracy can

    ensure political, economic and democratic rights of

    the people, and this form of democracy can

    obviously flourish through a national democratic

    revolution. However, in the present

    circumstances, the UKPNP shall make relentless

    efforts to get the minimum democratic rights for

    the people and for that purpose; it shall try to

    enter into alliance with all patriotic, democracy

    loving and progressive parties and forces.

    Article No 1: Title, Secretariat, Song and Flag of Party:

    1) Title of Party: The title of Party shall be The

    United Kashmir Peoples National Party.

    2) Abbreviation of Party Title: The

    abbreviation of the Party shall be the UKPNP.

    3) Secretariat: In view of the current difficult

    conditions, the Party Secretariat can be set up at

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    any place by majority opinion of the National

    Council and the Central Committee of the Party.

    4) Party song: The Party shall have its ownsong which shall have the status of national

    anthem under the Party constitution.

    5) Flag: The Party flag shall be of a rectangle

    shape in red colour with four white stripes on

    the bottom and a pentagram [five pointed star]

    in the center.

    Article No 2: Definitions:

    1) The United States of Kashmir:

    The United Kashmir Peoples National Party[UKPNP] is a practical symbol of national unity

    and cohesion among the Kashmiri nation and

    communities living in Kashmir. Its objective is

    to establish an independent national democratic

    society on the basis of just intra-communityrelations. Therefore, the term The United

    States of Kashmir, wherever mentioned in the

    Party documents, shall mean the states forming

    the federation of Kashmir i.e., states of Gilgit,

    states of Jammu [Dogart], states of Ladakh,

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    states of Baltistan, states of Poonch, states of

    Brushal and states of Kishtawar.

    2) Kashmir Nation and Communities:

    The United Kashmir Peoples National Party

    [UKPNP] while realizing the right of governance

    of the community people, envisages that besides

    the Kashmiri nation, seven other communities

    settled in the United States of Kashmir, shall

    have equal share in the new political set up

    [independent and sovereign Kashmir], and they

    will enjoy an autonomous status of province in

    the supreme state demography. Therefore, the

    term of Kashmiri nation and communities,

    wherever mentioned in the Party documents,

    shall mean besides Kashmir nation, the Dogra

    community, Ladakhi community, Balti

    community, Gilgiti community, Poonchi

    community, Brusheki community and Kishtawari

    community.

    3) Kashmiri Nation:

    Kashmiri nation means a modern nation who

    shall not be raised through the use of machinery

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    of state oppression, but by virtue of independent

    and voluntary alliance of different communities.

    Besides, this nation shall uphold the aboveprinciples to make strides for its survival and

    evolution. Therefore, the term Kashmiri nation,

    wherever used in the Party documents, shall

    mean besides Kashmiri nation, the people

    belonging to the Gilgiti, Dogri, Ladakhi, Balti,

    Broshashki, Poonchi and Kishtawari

    communities.

    4) Party:

    The United Kashmir Peoples National Party is a

    well consolidated national democratic party

    comprising Kashmiri nation and different

    communities, which has come into being through

    the alliance of different community upholding

    their identity and equal status, under the

    principles of democratic centralism. The Party is

    determined to work for the promotion of a just

    intra-community relationship in the new Kashmir

    [independent and sovereign Kashmir] to achieve

    the national independence, and to bring people

    belonging to different communities on a single

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    platform without the discrimination of caste and

    creed, religion or region in order to provide them

    equal chances of progress and growth to makethem part of a broader national democratic

    movement.

    Article No 3: Membership

    Every citizen of The United States of Kashmir

    wherever he does live, having agreed to the basic

    ideology and constitution of the UKPNP with a

    desire to play an active and meaningful role in the

    Party activities, rising above all ethnic, linguistic,

    sectarian, regional, tribal and gender

    discrimination and prejudices, having accepted

    both in terms of ability and capability the

    constitutional and democratic decisions setting

    aside his personal and individual interests, shall be

    accepted as a member of the Party. It shall be

    obligatory for the Party member to focus on study

    and accept the Party programme with full wisdom.

    Any citizen of The United States of Kashmir having

    a minimum age of 16 years, can become a

    member of the Party.

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    Functions of Party Members:

    1) The Party members shall thoroughly study the

    basic information, literature, principles, policies

    and decisions of the Party on scientific lines;

    2) The Party members shall remain committed to

    the principle that interests of the Party and the

    people are above each and everything. They

    shall keep the private meetings subservient to

    the interests of the Party and the people and

    shall be on the forefront to face the difficulties

    and shall lag behind all while enjoying luxuries;

    3) The Party members shall fully abide by the

    decisions of the Party, and shall remain ever

    ready to accept every responsibility assigned to

    them from time to time. They shall actively

    accomplish every task assigned by the Party to

    them;

    4) The Party members shall uphold unity and

    cohesion in the Party, avoid all factionalism,

    factional outfits and petty factional activities and

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    shall resist every form of duplicity and

    conspiracies;

    5) The Party members shall remain loyal and

    committed to the Party, shall equate their word

    and deed, shall neither hide their political

    thoughts nor twist the facts. The Party

    members shall boldly point out and address

    mistakes and slackness;

    6) The Party members shall keep close contact

    with the people, publicize the ideology and

    programme of their Party and in case new

    problems do erupt, they shall go to the people;

    7) The Party members shall play an ideal and

    leadership role in study and other social

    activities;

    8) The Party members shall come into action in

    every odd and difficult hour to protect interests

    of the motherland and its people; and

    9) The Party members, irrespective of which

    office they hold, must remain attached to any

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    chapter or branch of the Party so that they are

    able to formally take part in the Party activities.

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    Rights of Party Member:

    (9) Each Party member shall have the right to

    attend a meeting of the relevant organ of

    the Party and to go through the relevant

    documents of the Party branch;

    (10) Each Party member can express his

    opinion and put forward his proposals about the

    functions of the Party;

    (11) Each Party member can poll his vote andcontest Party election;

    (12) Each Party member has the right to

    express difference of opinion and criticism for

    the sake of improvement;

    (13) Each Party member has the right to

    inform the relevant branch of the Party about

    violation of Party discipline, if any, by any office-bearer or member of the Party and activities

    prejudicial to the Party policies;

    (14) Each Party member has the right to

    defend himself against allegations, if any,

    leveled against him; and

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    (15) Each Party member has a right to quit theParty at any time.

    Article No 4: Organizational setup of the Party

    The organizational set up of the Party shall be

    based on democratic principles. The Party

    members shall be subservient to their respective

    Party branch. Minority shall be subservient to the

    decisions of majority. All members and branches

    of the Party shall be subservient to the National

    Council and its Central Committee.

    The Party shall have two supreme bodies: 1)National Council; and 2) Central Committee.

    1) National Council:

    The National Council, basically a body of the

    collective political leadership of Kashmiri nationand the communities, shall be responsible to take

    practical steps to frame political policy of the Party,

    to resolve issues concerning procedure, and to

    promote programme of the Party. The National

    Council shall also be responsible to take practical

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    steps for the solution of political, social and

    economic problems of all the Kashmiri

    communities, to promote national democraticmovement, to unite the people under the

    revolutionary flag of the Party and to adopt a

    revolutionary approach for the final victory of the

    people.

    a) Members of National Council andProcedure of Election:

    The National Council shall comprise a total of 200

    members. The members of the National Council

    shall be elected by the zonal units and members of

    the Party. Presidents and Secretaries of the zonal

    units and foreign branches of the Party while all

    officer bearers of the central cabinet shall be the

    ex-officio members of the National Council for a

    period of three years. The National Council shall

    meet once in a year. However, the term can be

    extended or reduced.

    b) Powers of National Council:

    The National Council shall be the most powerful

    organ of the Party with the following powers:

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    (1) To elect Central Committee;

    (2) To amend, cancel or ratify decisions of the

    Central Committee

    (3) To frame policies of the Party; and

    (4) To review or amend constitution and manifestoof the Party.

    c) Procedure to Call Meeting of National

    Council

    The Central Secretary General with the consent of

    the Central Committee shall issue a notice to call a

    meeting of the National Council. The notice shall

    be issued to the members of the National Council

    at least 60 days before the date of the meeting.

    The date and venue of the meeting shall be

    decided by Central Committee. In extraordinary

    circumstances, a minimum of 120 members shall

    be eligible to requisition a meeting of the National

    council.

    2) Central Committee:

    The Central Committee comprising 40 members

    shall be the supreme policy making body of the

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    Party. The members of Central Committee shall

    be elected by National council.

    a) Powers of Central Committee

    a. The Central Committee shall work in the

    light of the manifesto, constitution of the

    Party and decisions of the National

    Council;

    b.The Central Committee shall elect the central

    officer bearers;

    c.The Central Committee shall be responsible

    for listening to complaints against the Party

    officer bearers, to probe them and to take

    disciplinary action;

    d.The Central Committee shall determine the

    number of members of National Council and

    procedure for their election;

    e.The Central Committee shall meet for at

    least four times in a year. The meeting shall

    be called by the Secretary General of the

    Party. However, this period can be extended

    or reduced;

    f. If a member of the Central Committee

    remains absent for four consecutive meetings

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    without intimation, the Central Committee can

    take disciplinary action against him, which

    may lead to the suspension of his membershipor expulsion from the committee. However,

    members of Central Committee settled abroad

    are exempted from it.

    g.One-thirds members of the Central

    Committee shall constitute the quorum.

    Besides, Presidents and Secretaries of the

    overseas branches shall be the ex-officio

    members of the Central Committee and they

    shall be in addition to the exact strength of

    the Central Committee.

    h.Honorary members of the Central Committee

    shall be taken from the friendly and allied

    parties also. However, they shall be

    nominated by their respective parties.

    i. The Central Committee is empowered to

    enter into alliance and coordinate with

    progressive and nationalist organizations and

    take steps to promote unity, launch joint

    struggle with them, frame foreign policy of the

    Party, take steps to establish close contacts

    with international revolutionary movements

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    and the national liberation movements, take

    concrete measures to publicize the Party

    programme and to establish close contactswith international organizations, set up

    diplomatic missions abroad to motivate the

    world public opinion in favour of the Partys

    stand and liberation of the Kashmiri nation;

    and to make coordinated efforts for the

    promotion of peaceful co-existence and intra-

    state relations.

    Article No 5: Central Officer Bearers

    1) Chairman; 2) Vice Chairman; 3) Secretary

    General; 4) Deputy Secretary General; 5) ChiefOrganizer; 6) Deputy Chief Organizer; 7)

    Secretary Finance; 8) Press Secretary; 9)

    Secretary Foreign Affairs; 10) Secretary Women

    Affairs; 11) Secretary Students Affairs; 12)

    Secretary Cultural Affairs.

    Functions and Powers of Central Officer

    Bearers:

    1) Chairman:

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    Chairman shall be the head of the Party. He shall

    look after functions and interests of the Party. He

    shall be competent to call an emergency meetingof the Party; announce Party policies; shall preside

    over meetings at the central level; shall guide the

    Secretary General in determining agenda of the

    scheduled meetings; shall nominate in-charge of

    Partys central secretariat; and represent the Party

    in national and international conferences.

    2) Vice Chairman:

    In the absence of Chairman, the Vice Chairman

    shall be the Acting Chairman and shall exercise all

    powers of the Chairman.

    3) Secretary General:

    The Secretary General shall call a meeting of the

    Central Committee; shall establish contacts with

    different organizations abroad as per the policy of

    the

    Party; shall coordinate contacts among Party

    branches; shall be responsible to dispatch

    literature based on the Party policies and convey

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    orders of the Central Committee to the Party

    branches; shall work out agenda of the Central

    Committee; shall coordinate activities of zonalbranches of the Party; shall work as organizer of

    the National Council and the Central Committee;

    shall be responsible to maintain Party record and

    keep and take care of all necessary documents;

    and shall be competent for taking basic steps for

    the promotion of Party policies.

    (4)Deputy Secretary General:

    Deputy Secretary General shall assist the

    Secretary General and in the absence of Secretary

    General, he shall be Acting Secretary General with

    all powers of the Secretary General.

    (5) Chief Organizer:

    Chief Organizer shall be responsible to organize

    the Party. He shall deliver membership record to

    the Central Secretariat. He shall be competent to

    pay visits in the country, activate the Party and

    coordinate activities of the Party members in

    consultation with the Secretary General.

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    (6) Deputy Chief Organizer:

    Deputy Chief Organizer shall assist the ChiefOrganizer and in the absence of Chief Organizer,

    he shall be the Acting Chief Organizer and shall

    exercise all powers of Chief Organizer.

    (7) Finance Secretary

    The Finance Secretary shall be responsible to

    collect Party funds, maintain record of funds and

    use the funds with the approval of Chairman and

    Secretary General.

    (8) Press Secretary

    The Press Secretary shall make arrangements for

    the publicity and projection of activities of the

    Party; shall issue statements based on Party

    policies to the media; shall keep record of Partys

    activities; and shall be responsible for publication

    of Party literature in line with the policies of the

    Central Committee.

    (9) Secretary Foreign Affairs

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    The Secretary Foreign Affairs shall be responsible

    to pass on programme and stand of the Party to

    different parties, diplomatic missions, heads ofstate and government as well as international

    political organizations under the foreign policy as

    devised by the Central Committee.

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    (10) Secretary Womens Affairs

    The Party firmly believes that womens

    participation in the practical politics is imperative

    for the liberation and sovereignty of motherland

    and for the establishment of a prosperous society.

    The Party shall take basic steps to bring unity

    among the women folk and create political

    awareness among them so that this half portion of

    the population is able to play an active and

    meaningful role. The Secretary Womens Affairs

    shall be responsible for taking basic steps to

    achieve these objects.

    (11) Secretary Students Affairs

    The Secretary Students Affairs shall be the in-

    charge of students affairs. He shall help resolve

    problems and issues of the Students Wing of the

    Party. Besides, he shall present a report on allactivities of students to the Central Committee.

    (12) Secretary Cultural Affairs

    The Secretary Cultural Affairs shall take solid steps

    to promote cultural activities. He shall organize

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    different cultural functions, including literary and

    folk heritage events. He shall take concrete steps

    for the promotion of culture of all communities.

    Article No 6: Regional Branches

    Keeping in view the present situation of Kashmir,

    the regional branches of the Party have been

    divided in three zones.

    (1) Jammu Kashmir Zone

    (Indian Administered Kashmir)

    (2) Gilgit Baltistan Zone

    (Pakistan Administered Kashmir)

    (3) Azad Kashmir Zone(Pakistan Administered Kashmir)

    Keeping up the spirit and discipline of the central

    set up of the Party, all zonal branches shall be free

    to take decisions in accordance with the zonal and

    local needs of their respective zones. These zonal

    branches shall function till the current partition of

    Kashmir is done away with and the motherland is

    liberated.

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    Organizational set up Partys zonal branches

    1) Zonal Council 2) Zonal Committee

    (3) Zonal Cabinet

    (1) Zonal Council

    The powers and functions of the Zonal Council

    comprising 100 members, shall be the same as of

    National Council as provided under sub clause 1 of

    Article 4. However, the Zonal Council shall serve

    as a zonal unit of the Party. The Zonal Council

    shall be elected by members of Tehsil and District

    Council and office-bearers of the unit.

    (2) Zonal Committee

    The Zonal Committee comprising 15 members

    shall be elected by Zonal Council. The powers and

    functions of the Zonal Committee shall be the

    same as have been delegated to Partys Central

    Committee under clause 2 of Article No 4.

    However, the Zonal Committee shall be considered

    a regional unity of the Party.

    (3) Zonal Cabinet

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    The Zonal Committee shall constitute a ZonalCabinet consisting of the following office bearers:

    (1) President (2) Vice President 3) General Secretary

    (4) Deputy General Secretary

    (5) Finance Secretary 6) Press Secretary

    (7) Secretary Womens Affairs 8) Organizer

    (4) Powers and Functions of Zonal Cabinet

    (1) President:

    The President shall be the head of Zonal Cabinet.

    The President shall preside over meetings of Zonal

    Cabinet, Zonal Committee and Zonal Council. He

    shall be responsible for Party affairs relating to his

    zone. He shall be responsible to take steps to

    organize Party in his zone and to activate it

    according to the policies of the Party. He shall

    present a report to the Central Committee on the

    affairs of his zone. He shall be responsible to

    convene emergency meetings of the Zonal

    Cabinet, Zonal Committee and Zonal Council. The

    General Secretary shall assist him in preparing

    agenda for the meetings at the zonal level.

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    (2) Vice President:

    The Vice President shall assist the President, and in

    the absence of President, the Vice President will be

    Acting President and will exercise powers of the

    President.

    (3) General Secretary:

    The General Secretary shall convene the meetings

    of Zonal Cabinet and Zonal Committee. He shall

    perform as organizer of the Zonal Cabinet and

    Zonal Committee. The General Secretary shall

    prepare agenda for the meetings at the zonal level.

    He shall keep record of meetings of ZonalCommittee and Zonal Cabinet and take practical

    steps for the promotion of Party policies at the

    zonal level.

    (4) Deputy General Secretary:

    The Deputy General Secretary shall assist the

    General Secretary, and in the absence of General

    Secretary, the Deputy General Secretary will be

    Acting General Secretary.

    (5) Finance Secretary:

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    The Finance Secretary shall be responsible to

    collect donations at the zonal level, keep record

    and to use funds with the approval of President

    and General Secretary of the zone. Besides, he

    shall assist the Central Finance Secretary.

    6) Press Secretary:

    The Press Secretary shall make arrangements for

    the promotion and publicity of Party activities at

    the zonal level. Besides, he shall keep records of

    publicity promotion activities of the Party at the

    zonal level.

    7) Secretary Womens Affairs:

    The Secretary Womens Affairs shall take concrete

    steps to organize and activate the women wing of

    the Party. She shall be responsible for the affairs

    of Partys Women Wing. Besides, she shall assist

    the Central Secretary Womens Affairs.

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    8) Organizer:

    The organizer shall be responsible for organizing

    the Party on the zonal level. He shall maintain

    record of the membership. He shall also assist the

    Central Chief Organizer. He shall be responsible to

    take steps to organize the Party.

    Article No 7: Organizational set up of zonal units ofParty

    1) Unit or primary domain

    The primary unit of the Party shall be established

    in each Mohallah, village, sector or ward having

    five or more Party member. The organizational setup of Partys primary unit shall include President,

    General Secretary, Finance Secretary, Press

    Secretary and Organizer. All the office bearers of

    the primary unit shall be elected by members with

    a majority vote. The primary unit shall hold itsmeeting once in a month. The unit office bearers

    shall be elected for a two-year term, after which

    fresh elections shall be conducted. All scheduled

    and emergency meetings of the unit shall be

    chaired by the Unit President, while General

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    Secretary shall assist him. The Unit Office bearers

    shall be responsible to solve all issues concerning

    the unity with a majority vote.

    (2) Tehsil Council

    The office bearers of all branches of the Party on

    Mohallah, village, sector and ward level in a Tehsil

    shall jointly form a Tehsil Council. The Tehsil

    Council shall constitute a Tehsil Cabinet with the

    following office bearers:

    (1) President

    (2) Vice President

    (3) General Secretary

    4) Deputy General Secretary

    (5) Finance Secretary 6) Press Secretary

    (7) Tehsil Organizer

    (8) Secretary Womens Affairs

    The powers and functions of these office bearers

    on the Tehsil level shall remain the same as vested

    in the office bearers of Zonal Cabinet under clause

    4 of Article 6.

    (3) District Council

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    The District Council shall be the biggest unit in the

    Zone. The members of Tehsil Council and office

    bearers of primary shall form the District Council.The District Cabinet comprising the following office

    bearers shall be elected by members of District

    Council with a majority vote:

    (1) President

    (2) Vice President

    (3) General Secretary

    (4) Deputy General Secretary

    (5) Finance Secretary

    (6) Press Secretary

    (7) Tehsil Organizer

    (8) Secretary Womens Affairs

    The powers and functions of these office bearers

    on the district level shall remain the same as

    vested in the office bearers of Zonal Cabinet under

    clause 4 of Article 6.

    Article No 8: Expulsion from Party

    The Party shall take disciplinary action against any

    member of the Party found involved in breaching

    the ideology and programme of the Party. The

    Party branches shall criticize or take disciplinary

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    action against him on the basis of nature and

    severity of errors against the members who violate

    Party discipline.

    Following are six tiers of disciplinary action for

    violation of Party discipline: Warning, strong

    warning; observation within Party, suspension of

    membership, dismissal from office and expulsion

    from Party.

    i. Procedure:

    For disciplinary action against any member of the

    Party, it is necessary that the concerned Party

    branch holds a general body meeting to discuss

    the issue and take a decision by majority vote

    whether or not to issue a charge sheet. In case of

    charge sheet, the member shall have to submit his

    rejoinder within the stipulated period, otherwise,

    he shall have to face ex parte action. The upper

    level committee of the Party shall be informed

    about decision of final action against any member.

    The final decision shall be taken by the Central

    Committee.

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    Article No 9: Procedure for Election

    The election of the Party shall be held through

    secret ballot. An Election Committee shall be

    constituted for elections at every level, which shall

    provide a list of candidates to the constituents and

    shall supervise the electoral process. The Election

    Committee shall send the list of winning

    candidates to the Central Committee for

    ratification.

    Article No 10: Foreign Branches of Party

    The Party shall set up its branches wherever the

    Kashmiris live abroad. The organizational

    structure of the foreign branches shall be drawn up

    on the pattern of the organizational set up of the

    Party on the zonal level. This set up shall be under

    direct supervision of the Central Committee of the

    Party.

    (1) Functions of Party branches abroad:

    a.To create political awareness among the

    Kashmiris;

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    b.To motivate world public opinion about the

    independence and sovereignty of Kashmir;

    c. To establish contact with liberationmovements across the world and to develop

    unity among them; and

    d. To provide funds for Party in Kashmir.

    Article No. 11: Party Funds

    The Party shall remain committed to the policies of

    self-dependence and self-reliance to meet its

    financial needs. The Party shall never accept

    conditional financial assistance from any

    government or non-governmental organization or

    the government itself. The Party shall get funds

    from the following sources:

    (1) Membership fee from the members

    (2) Monthly donations by members

    (3) Special donations(4) Emergency donation

    The Party shall work out a procedure to use the

    funds. The Foreign Secretaries shall be the in

    charge of funds at their respective level of

    committee organizations.

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    Article No. 12: Research organizations

    The Party shall have the following researchorganizations, which shall perform their functions

    in line with the policies of the Party:

    (1) Research Council for Agricultural and

    Industrial Development;

    (2) Research Council for Education, Science and

    Technology;

    (3) Research Council for Defence,

    Communication, Finance and Foreign Affairs;

    (4) Research Council for Social Welfare; and

    (5) Research Council for Tourism.

    (1) Powers and Functions of Research

    Councils:

    The Research Councils of the Party shall prepare

    basic documents in the light of recommendationsof the central and subordinate organs of the Party,

    which shall be given formal shape after approval

    from the Central Committee. These Councils shall

    have all powers which shall be assigned by Central

    Committee. Every Council shall have a head of the

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    Council with three Research Assistants as its

    members. They shall perform their functions for

    two years. However, the Central Committee shallhave the power to suspend or relieve the head of

    any Council to acquire services of more competent

    persons.

    Article No 13: Subordinate Organs of Party

    The United Kashmir Peoples National Party which

    is determined to unite a broader spectrum of the

    people, revolutionary communities and different

    socio-economic notions, is of the opinion that until

    and unless all revolutionary communities and

    intellectuals belonging to different socio-economic

    segments gather on a single platform to lead the

    people, no revolution can be brought about to

    bring a just socio-economic change. That is why,

    the Party gives due importance to revolutionary

    communities and different socio-economic entities

    so that it is easy to create harmony, social and

    political relationship between the Party and the

    people. The basic objective of the each Party

    subordinate organ is to individually create

    communal and national awareness among the

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    people and to devise a comprehensive strategy to

    meet their demands and to struggle for the

    solution of all other socio-economic problems. Inthis connection, the Party shall establish the

    following trade unions:

    (1) United Kashmir National Students

    Organization

    (2) United Kashmir Workers Association

    (3) United Kashmir Transport Workers

    Association

    (4) United Kashmir Teachers Association

    (5) United Kashmir Professors Association

    (6) United Kashmir Labour Association

    (7) United Kashmir Union of Journalists

    (8) United Kashmir Bankers Association

    (9) United Kashmir Doctors Association

    (10)United Kashmir Agricultural Workers

    Association

    (11)United Kashmir Para-medical Association

    (12)United Kashmir Revenue Department

    Association

    (13)United Kashmir Electricity Department

    Association

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    (14)United Kashmir Kissan Workers Association

    (15)United Kashmir Writers Association

    (16)United Kashmir Barber Workers Association(17)United Kashmir Sanitary Workers

    Association

    (18)United Kashmir Shopkeepers Association;

    and

    (19) United Kashmir Women Association.

    Separate constitution and manifestoes of the

    above subordinate organs of the Party shall be

    published.

    Article No 14: Amendment

    Any amendment in the Party constitution shall bemade by two-thirds majority.

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