JK CM Omar Abdullah to proceed to New Delhi in coming days to meet PM Modi on Statehood restoration

Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will be proceeding to New Delhi in the coming days to meet the Prime Minister and Union Ministers on restoration of Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.

On Thursday, the Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet passed a resolution urging the Union Government to restore the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir.

An official spokesperson said the Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Omar Abdullah, on Thursday passed a unanimous resolution for the restoration of statehood in its original form.

The restoration of statehood will be the beginning of a healing process, reclaiming the constitutional rights and protecting the identity of people of Jammu and Kashmir, the spokesman said after the meeting.

The Cabinet authorised the Chief Minister to take up the matter with the Prime Minister and the Government of India for restoration of statehood.

Protection of Jammu and Kashmir’s unique identity and constitutional rights of people remains the cornerstone of the newly elected government’s policy, the spokesman added.

The official spokesperson said that the Chief Minister would be proceeding to New Delhi in the coming days to meet the Prime Minister and Union Ministers in this regard.

The newly formed J&K government had come under sharp criticism from various political parties for passing a resolution for the restoration of Statehood ignoring Article 370 and 35A.