National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, expressing confidence that it will be achieved soon.
On Sunday, Congress leader Ghulam Ahmed Mir reiterated the demand for restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, stressing that the region's 1.4 crore people wish it.
Mir emphasised that Jammu and Kashmir's current status as a Union Territory is a major obstacle to effectively serving the people. According to Mir, the restoration of statehood is not a partisan issue but rather a people's demand. He clarified that this demand has nothing to do with the BJP
National Conference President Farooq Abdullah has reaffirmed his commitment to restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, expressing confidence that it will be achieved.
Responding to Rahul Gandhi's rally in Poonch on Monday, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that the BJP-led government had promised to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and said the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha will take credit by saying it was he who put the pressure.
On September 7, Union Home Minister Amit Shah challenged the claim of the Congress and National Conference that their alliance would restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, saying that only the central government and Prime Minister Modi have that authority.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday dismissed Congress's claim to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir as a "fake narrative," noting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already promised statehood will be restored after the elections.
The 10 points on governance said that Congress will provide inclusive and accountable governance by ensuring that the Central Government grants statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday assured that the Centre is committed to restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, adding that assembly elections will also be held soon.
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday questioned the delay in the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and holding Assembly elections there, saying that people in the Union Territory want an elected government at the earliest.
Amid a chorus from the Opposition benches that the Centre restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and set a time frame for holding Assembly elections there, BJP MP from Ladakh, Jamyang Namgyal, on Tuesday made a strong case for status quo to continue under the UT administration saying that