Srinagar: Former Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said that if chosen to power in coming elections they will grant division status to Chenab valley and pir panchal region.
Omar took to twitter and said: “After the elections of 2019 should the people of J&K repose faith in @JKNC_ our government will grant division status to Chenab valley & Pir Panchal regions as already laid out in our regional autonomy promise.”
“We will take care of regional & sub-regional aspirations. We won’t adopt the pick & choose approach of the Governor but will instead take a holistic view & address the wider problems. Our regional autonomy document will be our template,” Abdullah said.
His reaction comes after states official information department twitter handle tweeted that government has granted sanction to declaring Ladakh a division status.
Earlier DIPR tweeted the government order declaring that state of Jammu and Kashmir will have three divisions now including Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.
After the elections of 2019 should the people of J&K repose faith in @JKNC_ our government will grant division status to Chenab valley & Pir Panchal regions as already laid out in our regional autonomy promise.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) February 8, 2019
JK Govt orders creation of separate Ladakh Division pic.twitter.com/Uqkzr0PhP4
— Information & PR, J&K (@diprjk) February 8, 2019
