Srinagar, Aug 06: Chief minister Omar Abdullah said to have written to the political parties, requesting them to press the centre to introduce legislation during the ongoing Parliament session to restore statehood to J&K.
Abdullah in a letter to the political parties, has mentioned that restoration of statehood is not a concession to Jammu and Kashmir but a course correction by the central government. “The very idea of India is undermined if statehood, which is a foundational and Constitutional right, is reduced to the discretionary favour of the central government, the letter reads.
He emphasised that it’s a matter that should concern every citizen, not just the people of Jammu and Kashmir. “It is an issue that goes beyond regional interests and touches the very core of India’s constitutional values and its democratic ethos. The act of reducing J&K from a State to a Union Territory in 2019 and the prolonged delay in restoring its status as a full State you would agree, has profound implications for the future of Indian polity,” read the three-page letter.
