Jammu and Kashmir Main Minister Omar Abdullah. | Photo Credit: PTI
In an effort to gain support for the restoration of Jamm and Kashmir’s statehood on Tuesday (August 5, 2025), he wrote to the main Minister Omar Abdullah) to the heads of all national political parties, including Bharatiy Janat and Congress.
“The state is a promise to people J&K at public meetings in parliament and before the Supreme Court. The problem should be raised in parliament so that the bill is approved in the current meeting,” Abdullah said.
Mr. Abdulla’s playground for statehood comes to the sixth anniversary of the cancellation of Article 370 in 2019. It also coincides with the increasing demand of political parties in J&K – such as the Democratic Party, Congress, CPI (M), J&K Conference and Awami Ittehad Party and renewing state position.
In a three -sided letter accessible by Hindu, Mr. Abdullah described the restoration of statehood as a “basic course correction”.
“Restoration of statehood is not a concession for J&K, but about correction of the course that the idea of India is undermined if the statehood that is fundamental and constitutional rights is reduced to the discretion of the central government,” Abdullah wrote in a letter.
The main minister said that this “basic correction of the course prevents us from slipping a dangerous and slippery slope where the statehood of our state states is no longer considered to be fundamental and sacred constitutional law, but instead decreases at the discretion of the central government”.
He said that the precedent determined by the decrease in the state in the Union will have worrying consequences for the country and it should be a “red line … which must never be exceeded”.
“Federalism is anchored in the recognition of the state’s right to existence and functioning with dignity, autonomy and constitutional protection. If the Union should take over and exercise unilateral power to reduce the state in the Union without evidence, justification, that would mean a basic departure from the constitutional scheme,” he read the letter.
The circumstances may vary, Mr. Abdullah said, but the precedent that sets out is deep and worrying. “The act of reducing J&K from State to UT in 2019 and a long -term delay in the restoration of its status that you would agree has deep consequences for the future of Indian politician,” he wrote.
In the letter, Mr. Abdullah regretted that the central government did not recognize the stunning participation of voters in the elections last year and people after the attack on Pahalgam rose against terrorism.
“These were extraordinary opportunities to strengthen national unity and healing of historical wounds. In order to allow such moments to pass or undivided due to close guerrilla calculations, it will undoubtedly be a monumental mistake,” he said.
The letter mentions the transfer of Mr. Abdullah to hand over the resolution of the Cabinet on Statehood of the Prime Minister after taking over the reins of J&K last year.
“I made sure that statehood would be renewed. However, more than nine months have passed, and there is no clarity, timeline or visible progress towards fulfilling this ceremony. The commitment of the center that UT has been temporary seems to be a comfortable alibi rather than what is in the point of view.
Published – 6. August 2025 20:33
