Rahul, Kharge write to PM Modi for J&K statehood; CM Omar Abdullah welcomes move

SRINAGAR: Leader of absorption successful Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and Congress main Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Wednesday, demanding the restoration of statehood to Jammu & Kashmir by bringing a measure successful the monsoon league of Parliament.They besides urged the Centre to assistance law safeguards nether the Sixth Schedule to the Union territory of Ladakh to “address the cultural, developmental, and governmental aspirations of the radical of Ladakh, portion safeguarding their rights, land, and identity”.J&K CM Omar Abdullah welcomed the development. “We had been waiting for the time erstwhile the absorption would rise our dependable successful Parliament,” helium said.Abdullah said the restoration of statehood is not an antithetic demand, reminding that the Centre has repeatedly promised, wrong and extracurricular Parliament, successful Supreme Court, and astatine nationalist platforms, to reconstruct J&K’s statehood “at an due time.”However, PDP functionary and erstwhile curate Naeem Akhtar opined that determination is not overmuch crushed for optimism, fixed the crisp disagreement betwixt the Centre and the absorption connected each issue. But helium added, “The instrumentality of statehood would bring immoderate relief.”National league main Farooq Abdullah said helium would respond lone aft the authorities introduces specified a measure successful Parliament.Ladakh MP Haji Hanifa Jan besides welcomed the Congress move. He told TOI that jobs are a large interest successful Ladakh. “But much than that we privation the restoration of democracy, and safeguards for our civilization and identity. We privation them to beryllium protected,” helium said.