Tag: Jammu and Kashmir statehood

‘Continued delay’ in restoration of Statehood to J&K is concerning: Farooq Abdullah

February 23, 2026 admin

National Conference (JKNC) President Farooq Abdullah | Photo Credit: The Hindu Ruling National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday (February 22, 2026) expressed concern over the “continued delay” in the restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement, Mr. Abdullah said the people of Jammu and Kashmir have waited patiently and…

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Omar Abdullah’s Key Ask After J&K Win

October 8, 2024 admin

J&K Assembly Election Result: NC leader Omar Abdullah spoke exclusively to NDTV. Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir will not benefit from an “antagonistic relationship” with the BJP-led central government, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah told NDTV Tuesday evening, shortly after his party and the Congress won the 2024 J&K Assembly election – the first in a…

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J&K Lt Governor Manoj Kumar Sinha On Statehood

August 11, 2024 admin

There are a total of 90 assembly constituencies. Jammu: As people await the date for the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Sunday that, as the Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Parliament, there will be delimitation first, then assembly election and then statehood at the appropriate time….

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“Why Waste Time On Jammu And Kashmir Statehood That PM Is Committed To”: Omar Abdullah

May 12, 2024 admin

Omar Abdullah said BJP should have fielded their own candidates in Kashmir (File) Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday said restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir is not an issue for his party in the Lok Sabha polls, asserting that it will get the statehood anyway in view of commitment by the…

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Jitendra Singh To NDTV On J&K Statehood, Opposition’s Vested Interest

April 21, 2024 admin

Union Minister Jitendra Singh speaks to NDTV in an interview New Delhi: The people of Jammu and Kashmir after living in a period of normalcy following the scrapping of special status to the erstwhile state feel encouraged to seek a true democracy, Union Minister Jitendra Singh told NDTV in an interview. Referring to Prime Minister…

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Centre To Spell Out Timeframe To Restore Jammu & Kashmir Statehood Today

August 31, 2023 admin

J&K has been without an elected government since June 2018. (File) Srinagar: The Centre is likely to provide a timeframe on restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood to the Supreme Court today, more than four years after the state was converted into a Union Territory.Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta will make a statement before…

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