What happened
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the National Conference will broaden its campaign for the restoration of statehood and constitutional guarantees. He said the party will keep pressing the Union government to fulfil its promise and comply with the Supreme Court direction to restore statehood quickly.
Omar Abdullah said the party’s protest is only the beginning and that the next forms of agitation will be decided by Farooq Abdullah, the National Conference president. He described Farooq Abdullah’s participation in the Delhi protest as a defining image and said statehood is necessary for meaningful talks on power-sharing with the Centre.
Background and earlier position
The demand for statehood is linked to the broader constitutional question of Jammu and Kashmir’s political status after reorganisation. The National Conference has also kept alive the 2024 Assembly resolution on special status, which Omar Abdullah said remains politically relevant.
What changed now
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