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His feedback comes amid studies suggesting that granting statehood would require the dissolution of the present meeting.
His feedback come amid studies suggesting that granting statehood would require the dissolution of the present meeting.
Speaking to the reporters after attending an occasion in Gulmarg, Omar Abdullah stated, “… I read in a newspaper that if the statehood is to be granted, then the state assembly has to be dissolved. Then let it happen. I am not worried about my chair…”
Abdullah alleged that the ‘misinformation’ was being unfolded in order to create worry amongst members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs).
“These reports have been planted in the newspapers to scare our MLAs so that they will wait for another five years. The statehood is not for any MLA or our government; it is for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The MLAs will not become an obstacle to it. The day when the statehood would be given, I will go to the Governor and dissolve the assembly…,” stated Abdullah.
Meanwhile, reacting to his earlier assertion, that “statehood has been taken from J&K because we are Muslims”, JKNC President Farooq Abdullah stated, “What other reason can be there? Are we enemies of India? We joined India when Pakistan was in front of us.”
On Saturday, Farooq Abdullah cautioned that his get together could also be left with no alternative however to strategy the Supreme Court if the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir continues to be delayed.
Speaking to reporters, Abdullah stated, “It’s been eight months (since the J&K government was formed). I am hopeful that when statehood is restored here, we will also get (administrative) powers… Our stand is that we are waiting (for J&K statehood). But if there are delays, we will have no option but to go to the Supreme Court,”
His remarks come at a time when the NC continues to push for the restoration of each statehood and the particular standing of Jammu and Kashmir, which was revoked by the Centre in August 2019 by way of the abrogation of Article 370.
The transfer had additionally led to the bifurcation of the previous state into two Union Territories–Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. The NC’s renewed warning follows a gathering of its Working Committee held on the get together headquarters in Srinagar underneath the chairmanship of Farooq Abdullah. The committee adopted seven resolutions masking key political, safety, and civil rights points, with the demand for restoration of particular standing and statehood being central.
“The Working Committee unanimously reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. The Committee reiterated that this is central to the aspirations and dignity of the people and must be addressed without further delay. We will continue to fight for its restoration,” the decision learn.
