SRINAGAR, Sept 24: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah questions Bharatiya Janata Partt over the delay in the restoration of statehood, saying that it was “unfair” to the people.
Speaking to reporters, Abdullah accused the BJP of delaying and opposing the restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir since it lost the elections. People participated in the election process. It is the BJP’s bad luck that they couldn’t win.
However, people here can’t be punished for that. It seems like statehood is not being provided to the people since the BJP didn’t form the government.
It is unfair to people. It was not stated that statehood will be restored only when the results favour the BJP.
The opposition to statehood is coming from the BJP,” CM Abdullah said. Flagging a delay in the restoration of statehood as the biggest challenge, CM informed that the statehood has not been restored despite the centre telling the Supreme Court about its three-step process of delimitation, elections and statehood.
The biggest challenge is that we are not a state anymore. We were hoping for the promises made to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Supreme Court was informed that a three-step process would be implemented: delimitation, followed by elections and statehood. Delimitation and elections happened,” Omar said.
He added that the regional parties, along with people in Kashmir, have been constantly demanding the restoration of statehood ever since the abrogation of Article 370.
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